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"The Wreck of the Hesperus" is a narrative poem by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, first published in Ballads and Other Poems in 1842. It is a story that presents the tragic consequences of a skipper's pride. On an ill-fated voyage in winter, he brings his daughter aboard ship for company.
The Wreck of the Hesperus. By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. It was the schooner Hesperus, That sailed the wintry sea; And the skipper had taken his little daughtèr, To bear him company. Blue were her eyes as the fairy-flax, Her cheeks like the dawn of day, And her bosom white as the hawthorn buds,
The Wreck of the Hesperus. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 1807 –. 1882. It was the schooner Hesperus, That sailed the wintery sea; And the skipper had taken his little daughtér, To bear him company. Blue were her eyes as the fairy flax,
‘The Wreck of the Hesperus’ is a narrative poem about a sea captain’s arrogance and downfall as his daughter, his ship, and his crew are all destroyed in a hurricane. ‘The Wreck of the Hesperus’ opens as the speaker describes the boat called the “Hesperus” and its captain.
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Analysis (ai): "The Wreck of the Hesperus" is a maritime ballad that narrates the tragic fate of a schooner and its crew during a fierce winter storm. Using vivid sensory imagery and rhythmic language, Longfellow depicts the vessel's precarious journey, the futile warnings of an experienced sailor, and the heart-wrenching death of the skipper's ...
May 13, 2011 · The Wreck of the Hesperus. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807 (Portland) – 1882 (Cambridge) Family. Humorous. Melancholy. Nature. Religion. It was the schooner Hesperus, That sailed the wint'ry sea; And the skipper had taken his little daughter, To bear him company. Blue were her eyes as the fairy-flax, Her cheeks like the dawn of day,
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The Wreck of the Hesperus. It was the schooner Hesperus, That sailed the wintry sea; And the skipper had taken his little daughtèr, To bear him company. Blue were her eyes as the fairy—flax, Her cheeks like the dawn of day, And her bosom white as the hawthorn buds, That ope in the month of May.
The Wreck of the Hesperus. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. It was the schooner Hesperus, That sailed the wintry sea; And the skipper had taken his little daught r, To bear him company. Blue were her eyes as the fairy-flax, Her cheeks like the dawn of day, And her bosom white as the hawthorn buds,
The Wreck of the Hesperus. by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. It was the schooner Hesperus, That sailed the wintry sea; And the skipper had taken his little daughter, To bear him company. Blue were her eyes as the fairy flax, Her checks like the dawn of day, And her bosom white as the hawthorn buds,
