The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls

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1.introduction of the poet and poem Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, noted as the most popular American poet of the nineteenth century,is probably the best loved of American poets over the world.He was born in Portland America, on Feb 27, 1807.He was once educated at Bowdoin College . He died in Cambridge on March 24, 1882.His poetry and narrative works are lyrical with an easy rhythm, making them memorable. A collection of poetry, Voices in the Night (1839), contained the poems ‘A Psalm Life’, ‘Hymn to the Night’, and ‘The Light of the Stars’, which soon became widely known. His longer narrative poems, Evangeline (1847), The Song of Hiawatha (1855), and The Courtship of Miles Standish (1858), further served to make him the best-known American poet of the century. His Tales of a Wayside Inn (1863) opens with ‘Paul Revere‘s Ride’, which has ever since been a national favourite. 2.comments a.theme “The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls ”was written in 1879,three years before hie death.This is a bright and clean poem.the poet uses simple words and graceful rhythm to describe a beautiful scene and happy life of the residents seaside.The poem is about nature and mankind.although man may leave his footprint in the world or change it somehow ,nature will change it back.it states that mankind is remporary and nature is forever.nature is more powerful than mankind. The tide rises the tide falls,nature goes on without mankind.“the sea-sands refers to the sands of time,while the traveler represents every individual.”it reflects that with time flies,mankind can not reture to primary.The little waves with their soft white hands efface the footprints in the sangs. b.Language personification “the sea in the darkness calls”is a kind of personification,which makes the sentence vivid. symbolism Longfellow also uses dird calling sun setting and sand getting brown and

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