Poem By: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Author's Background: Born on February 27, 1807, in Portland, Maine, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow became a Harvard scholar versed in several European languages. He was heavily influenced by Romanticism and made a name as a poet and novelist with works like Hyperion, Evangeline, Poems on Slavery and The Song of Hiawatha. He was also known for his translation of Dante’s The Divine Comedy. Longfellow died on March 24, 1882, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
My Analysis: The poem was in first person point of view, since the author stated that " My Life is cold, and Dark , and Dreary" where he uses the themes of lost and renewed hope. The poem was about how life can be tough sometimes, where we might face challenges or obstacles in our life that will truly test ourselves. That these challenges and obstacles can have an impact about how we feel and think, but this challenges and obstacles are mere tests that can be overcome and we can prevail and see the bright light a head of us.
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