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Motionless beneath the water. From the brow of Hiawatha. Gone was every trace of sorrow, As the fog from off the water, As the mist from off the meadow. With a smile of joy and triumph, With a look of exultation, As of one who in a vision. Sees what is to be, but is not, Stood and waited Hiawatha. Toward the sun his hands were lifted,
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The Song of Hiawatha is an 1855 epic poem in trochaic tetrameter by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow which features Native American characters. The epic relates the fictional adventures of an Ojibwe warrior named Hiawatha and the tragedy of his love for Minnehaha , a Dakota woman.
Central Message: 'The Song of Hiawatha' is an important story that's about to unfold. Themes: Celebration, Journey, Nature. Speaker: The poet. Emotions Evoked: Excitement, Passion, Satisfaction. Poetic Form: Block Form. Time Period: 19th Century. This piece is the famous introduction to Longfellow's famous poem, 'The Song of Hiawatha.'
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One long track and trail of splendor, Down whose stream, as down a river, Westward, westward Hiawatha. Sailed into the fiery sunset, Sailed into the purple vapors, Sailed into the dusk of evening: And the people from the margin. Watched him floating, rising, sinking, Till the birch canoe seemed lifted.
In the Islands of the Blessed, In the kingdom of Ponemah, In the land of the Hereafter. Very dear to Hiawatha. Was the gentle Chibiabos, He the best of all musicians, He the sweetest of all singers; For his gentleness he loved him, And the magic of his singing.
In Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: The Song of Hiawatha, Paul Revere’s Ride, and other poetry … as his medium, he fashioned The Song of Hiawatha (1855). Its appeal to the public was immediate. Hiawatha is an Ojibwa Indian who, after various mythic feats, becomes his people’s leader and marries Minnehaha before departing for the Isles of the ...
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s The Song of Hiawatha is a sweeping narrative poem that dives deep into Native American myths, focusing on the life and adventures of Hiawatha, a legendary Ojibwe warrior and leader.
