Questions tagged [henry-wadsworth-longfellow]
Questions about the works of the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 – 1882) and his life as a writer.
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Meaning of the last stanza of "Haunted Houses" by Longfellow?
In the poem "Haunted Houses" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the last two stanzas read:
And as the moon from some dark gate of cloud
Throws o'er the sea a floating bridge of light,
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Who is the "we" in the fifth stanza of Longfellow's "Haunted Houses"? The ghosts or the living humans?
To whom does the "we" in the fifth stanza of this poem refer? Is it the ghosts who haunt houses, or the humans who live in the haunted houses?
Haunted Houses
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Understanding the nature of the footsteps imagery in Henry Longfellow's "Footsteps of Angels"
I'm trying to understand the sense of the image of divine footsteps used in Henry Longfellow's religious poem "Footsteps of Angels":
With a slow and noiseless footstep
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In Longfellow's "Evangeline", during what part of the year is Evangeline exiled?
In Longfellow's Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie, during what part of the year/holiday season is Evangeline exiled from her home? Some details seem to imply Halloween and others Christmas.
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