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    poetry…………………………………………………………………….7 1.1. The use of polysemanticism of the word in combination with repetition in poems by D.H. Lawrence and H.W. Longfellow………..7-12 1.2. Lingvo-stylistic potential of D.H. Lawrence’s “Don’ts”………….12-14 1.3. The main stylistic-semantic features of H.W. Longfellow’s poem “The Song of Hiawatha” (Introduction)……………………………

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    and ball” 3. Became lame and unable to walk 4. Due to being lame he was able to read many books and this is when he got his some stories B. Education 1. Attended Bowdoin College 2. Became classmate with Longfellow and President F. Pierce 3. Refused to take public speaking C. Career 1. Chosen as the American Adviser at Liverpool England 2. Was given the position as a Surveyor in 1846 D. Achievements 1. Anonymously‚ Hawthorne’s

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    Mr. John Greenleaf Whittier was born in December on the 17th day in the thriving year of 1807. John Greenleaf Whittier grew up with the standard 19th century family representation -being so‚ the man is the head of the household‚ and the woman takes care of the home and the home related duties- on the farm with his parents and siblings. As the years past‚ he later became a famous poet and editor; before his poems were vastly known‚ he was known for working hard and passionately for several editorial

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    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

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    The title of the epic poem that I have read is “The Song of Hiawatha” written by Henry Woodsworth Longfellow. The two tonal words that describe the way the author wrote this poem would be vivid and eloquent. I would use these words because all around this poem you can see how the author is very descriptive‚ even at such simple things as a cradle in lines 13-15. The plot revolves around Hiawatha‚ a Native American from the Onondagan Group‚ and his journey from a baby to child to man. Throughout the

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    “The Sound of the Sea” is a sonnet by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow‚ describing the sounds of the sea and relating it to human inspiration. Through only auditory images of the sea and other powerful natural forces‚ Longfellow effectively alludes to the nature of human inspiration. Through detailed and sensory imagery‚ Longfellow communicates the subtle details of the human soul and how inspiration functions. “The Sound of the Sea” consists of fourteen lines and a particular rhyme scheme (abba abba

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    concise. As I read and analyzed the poem I really liked the theme and the repetition of the poem. “the tide rises‚ the tide falls”‚ was a repetitive phrase in the poem. The phrase indicates the theme‚ that the tide will always rise and fall. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow‚ the author of “The Tide Rises The Tide Falls”‚ may have been conveying an allusion that there are some things are constant in the world. I also liked that there was a rhyme scheme. I learned my poem mostly by rewriting it a couple of

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    In Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem‚ Paul Revere’s Ride‚ the overall structure is important to understanding the poem’s true meaning. This poem is narrative poem‚ which means that it is written like a story in poetry format. The plot elements are important to the structure‚ because the setting lets the reader know where the characters are. The conflict is what the characters are facing. The resolution is the conclusion the characters find to solve the conflict. In Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s

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    Fireside Poets The Fireside Poets played an influential role in nineteenth century poetry. Comprised of Holmes‚ Longfellow‚ Bryant‚ Lowell‚ and Whittier‚ each of these writers brought their own unique twist to the genre. They all focus on morality and address the matter of defining its principles. However‚ Holmes and Longfellow emphasize legacy and man’s duty to uphold it‚ while Bryant‚ Lowell‚ and Whittier hone in on abolitionism and anti-slavery. Oliver Wendell Holmes was a driving force for individuals

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    1. What metaphors does Holmes use to describe the ship in stanzas one and two of "Old Ironsides"? In the first stanza‚ he speaks of a meteor of the ocean air‚ which I assume compares the boat to a great and speedy force. In the second stanza‚ he says that the ship is the “eagle of the sea”‚ which compares it to the national bird and shows it’s strength and dignity. 2. In 1830‚ the 44-gun American warship Constitution‚ the inspiration for "Old Ironsides‚" was scheduled to be scrapped - that is‚

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