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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807-1882 Positive Comments No other poet was so fully recognized his lifetime. ---- a friend Due to his popularity, he is honored as fireside poet. Negative Comments Longfellow was minor and derivative in everyway throughout his career...nothing more than a hack imitator of the English Romantics. ----20th. century poet You are wasting time that should be bestowed upon original production. ----R. W. Emerson Key Facts about His Lifestory His first wife Mary Potter died in 1835 after a miscarriage; his second wife Frances Appleton died in 1861 after sustaining burns when her dress caught fire. His personality has become part of his reputation, which is presented as gentle, placid, private and poetic. Major Works Collections of poems: Voices of the Night; Ballads and Other Poems Epics: Evangeline (American mythology) The Song of Hiawatha (Indians) Translations: Dantes The Divine Comedy Style sound: musicality aim: didacticism subject: detached from current concerns content: imitation (legends, mythology...) Content Can you put this sweet poem into Chinese? 箭与歌 我向空中射出一只箭 它落到地上 不知在何方 因为它飞得那么迅疾 眼力跟不上它的飞翔 箭与歌 我向空中唱出一支歌 它落到地上 不知在何方 因为谁的眼力会那么尖那么强 可以跟得上歌声的飞扬 箭与歌 很久很久以后 我在一棵橡树上找到了那支箭 没有折断 而那首歌 从头到尾 我也发现藏在一个朋友的心间 Theme Recommended song: “Auld Lang Syne” Should auld acquanintance be forgot， And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot， And days of auld long syne? 怎能忘记旧日朋友心中能不欢笑旧日朋友岂能相忘友谊地久天长 By Robert Burns Rhyme and Rhythm Rhyme: aabb aacc ddee Rhythm: iambic tetrameter e.g. I shot an arrow into the air e.g. Tiger, tiger, burning bright Extra Knowledge Concerning Rhythm 格： iambic(抑扬格), trochaic(扬抑格), anapaestic(抑抑扬格), dactylic(扬抑抑格), spondaic(扬扬格) 步： monometer(单音步), dimeter(双), trimeter(三), tetrameter(四), pentameter(五), hexameter(六), heptameter(七), octameter(八) 人生礼赞 不要用忧伤的调子对我说： “人生不过是一场幻梦！”　 昏睡的灵魂