Caitlyn

Explain in detail.

Whats the purpose of the following poem?

What lesson can you find?

The Village Blacksmith

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882)

UNDER a spreading chestnut-tree

The village smithy stands;

The smith, a mighty man is he,

With large and sinewy hands;

And the muscles of his brawny arm 5

Are strong as iron bands.

His hair is crisp, and black, and long,

His face is like the tan;

His brow is wet with honest sweat,

He earns whate’er he can, 10

And looks the whole world in the face,

For he owes not any man.

Week in, week out, from morn till night,

You can hear his bellows blow;

You can hear him swing his heavy sledge, 15

With measured beat and slow,

Like a sexton ringing the village bell,

When the evening sun is low.

And children coming home from school

Look in at the open door; 20

They love to see the flaming forge,

And hear the bellows roar,

And catch the burning sparks that fly,

Like chaff from a threshing-floor.

He goes on Sunday to the church, 25

And sits among his boys;

He hears the parson pray and preach,

He hears his daughter’s voice,

Singing in the village choir,

And it makes his heart rejoice. 30

It sounds to him like her mother’s voice,

Singing in Paradise!

He needs must think of her once more

How in the grave she lies;

And with his hard, rough hand he wipes 35

A tear out of his eyes.

Toiling,—rejoicing,—sorrowing,

Onward through life he goes;

Each morning sees some task begin,

Each evening sees it close; 40

Something attempted, something done.

Has earned a night’s repose.

Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend,

For the lesson thou hast taught!

Thus at the flaming forge of life 45

Our fortunes must be wrought;

Thus on its sounding anvil shaped

Each burning deed and thought.

Old Ironsides

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Ay, tear her tattered ensign° down!

Long has it waved on high,

And many an eye has danced to see

That banner in the sky;

Beneath it rung the battle shout,

And burst the cannon’s roar—

The meteor of the ocean air

Shall sweep the clouds no more.

Her deck, once red with heroes’ blood,

Where knelt the vanquished foe,

When winds were hurrying o’er the flood,

And waves were white below,

No more shall feel the victor’s tread,

Or know the conquered knee—

The harpies° of the shore shall pluck

The eagle of the sea!

Oh, better that her shattered hulk

Should sink beneath the wave;

Her thunders shook the mighty deep,

And there should be her grave;

Nail to the mast her holy flag,

Set every threadbare sail,

And give her to the god of storms,

The lightning and the gale!

I need some help! any ideas?

1. In simple terms,what message does the first stanza present? What is ironic about the way Holmes states his message?

2.Is Holmes comparing the directors of the scraping business to harpies in stanza 2, or is his scorn directed at someone else?

3. What do you think the poet wants the ship to symbolize?

4. How does Holmes response differ from a prayer or a petition?

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