LITERATURE QUESTIONS
TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE
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It is important to make the most of your life and live in the moment.
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People can improve their lives by planning ahead and setting a goal.
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The most fulfilling life to lead is the life of an artist, as what they create never dies.
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The fear of death can distract people from living their best life.
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Detailed explanation-1: -He wrote this poem to tell us that life is short while art is eternal. He encourages and inspires not only himself but also millions upon millions of readers. The didactic tone and content expresses the theme of the poem―time is fleeting, act in the living present.
Detailed explanation-2: -A Psalm of Life: This poem is known for its optimism and the theme-right attitude of life. The poet gives out the message that pleasure or sorrow is not the goal of life. The purpose of life is to carry out all duties and responsibilities for the progress and good of all. We should realize life is shorter and quicker.
Detailed explanation-3: -’A Psalm of Life’ by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow describes the purpose of life, and how one should handle the sorrow and struggles along the way. The poem begins with the speaker contradicting a listener who wants to explain life to him as a matter of number and figures.
Detailed explanation-4: -Americans owe a great debt to Longfellow because he was among the first of American writers to use native themes. He wrote about the American scene and landscape, the American Indian (’Song of Hiawatha’), and American history and tradition (’The Courtship of Miles Standish’, ‘Evangeline’).