Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

LitCharts guides for works by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Explore LitCharts poetry guides for works by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Each guide offers line-by-line analysis, exploration of poetic devices, and helpful resources for studying Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poetry.

A Psalm of Life

"A Psalm of Life" was written by the famed New England poet and professor Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. First published in 1838 in the New York literary magazine The Knickerbocker, the poem was inspi... view guide

Haunted Houses

"Haunted Houses" is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's eerie, mysterious reflection on the relationship between the living and the dead. There's nothing unusual about a haunted house, this poem's speaker... view guide

The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls

"The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls" is a poem from Ultima Thule (1880), one of the last collections published by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882). The poem tells the story of a mys... view guide