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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Title: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 1519 | Pages: 6.5 (approximately 235 words/page)
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Born into a prominent family on February 27, 1807, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow grew up in the bustling town of Portland, Maine. His parents Stephen and Zilpah Longfellow provided a strong, but refined, Puritan background, while encouraging Henry to excel in academics (Wagenknecht 2). Longfellow’s education began early, when he was enrolled in an “old-fashioned ‘dame’ school” at the age of three (Wagenknecht 4). His schooling continued in 1815 with his entrance into the Portland Academy. At the age of fourteen, Longfellow entered Bowdoin College where his …showed first 85 words of 1519 total…
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…showed last 85 words of 1519 total…Day" joins the previous two stanzas while offering an inspirational and hopeful mood. He criticizes himself for obvious shift from the dismal tone of its precedents, the final five lines are meant to rouse the spirits of men and end needless remorse. The poet assures his audience that "behind the clouds is the sun still shining," suggesting that suffering will eventually lead to reward (line 12). Longfellow stresses the idea that "into each life some rain must fall,"men must experience sorrow to appreciate joy (line 14).
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