The Arsenal At Springfield By Henry Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “The Arsenal at Springfield”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “The Arsenal at Springfield” begins with a statement “This is Arsenal”. Longfellow quickly establishes the setting and this actually plays a big part in the poem because it lets the setting build. This poem is involved with war and you can automatically tell that throughout the poem even in the title. The speaker shows various samples of war and explores the brutality and horrors of it. Peace and music plays big roles throughout the poem and make the poem come to life.
First, the arsenal at Springfield is at first supposed to resemble a musical organ. The organ does not play a musical anthem; instead, it offers the music of brutality. The poet takes the