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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.
By the shore of Gitche Gumee, By the shining Big-Sea-Water, At the doorway of his wigwam, In the pleasant Summer morning, Hiawatha stood and waited. All the air was full of freshness, All the earth was bright and joyous, And before him, through the sunshine, Westward toward the neighboring forest.
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 ...
‘The Song of Hiawatha’ by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow sets the stage for the epic poem, revealing that the tales come from the rich tapestry of the natural world and lands of indigenous tribes like the Ojibways and Dacotahs.
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The Song of Hiawatha. VI. Hiawatha's Friends. Two good friends had Hiawatha, Singled out from all the others, Bound to him in closest union, And to whom he gave the right hand. Of his heart, in joy and sorrow; Chibiabos, the musician, And the very strong man, Kwasind. Straight between them ran the pathway, Never grew the grass upon it;
THE SONG OF HIAWATHA. In a memorable rhythmic † beat, this work of fiction tells the story of Hiawatha, a legendary Ojibwe leader with supernatural powers. It tells of his birth and upbringing, his many adventures, his devotion to his people, and the tragedy of his love for Minnehaha, a Dakota woman. • This epic—first published in 1855 ...
The Song of Hiawatha is a long narrative poem that, in its twenty-two sections, recounts the adventures of an American Indian hero. The setting is on the southern shore of Lake Superior,...
