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Jan 2, 2018 · A list of 10 poems by the American Romantic poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, with brief analyses and excerpts. Learn about his themes, style, and influence in this essay by Satyananda Sarangi.
Learn about the life and works of one of the most widely known and best-loved American poets of the 19th century. Explore his poems, prose, translations, and legacy in the Poets’ Corner of Westminster Abbey.
Longfellow (1807-82) is best-known for The Song of Hiawatha, and for growing a beard to hide the marks of a family tragedy, but he also wrote many other celebrated poems. But what are Longfellow’s very best poems?
The Arrow and the Song. By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where; For, so swiftly it flew, the sight. Could not follow it in its flight. I breathed a song into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where; For who has sight so keen and strong,
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The shades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine village passed. A youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice, A banner with the strange device, Excelsior! His brow was sad; his eye beneath, Flashed like a falchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a prominent American poet of the 19th century, renowned for his accessible and evocative verse. His work often explored themes of history, mythology, and romantic love, drawing inspiration from European literary traditions.
