An Appreciation of “A Psalm of Life” - Open Access Library Journal

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An Appreciation of “A Psalm of Life” ()

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104489 13,892 Downloads 40,261 Views

Author(s)

Xiaoqun Chen

Affiliation(s)

Foreign Language Department, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.

ABSTRACT

“A Psalm of Life”, often subtitled “What the Heart of the Young Man Said to the Psalmist”, is a lyric written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, an American romantic poet [1]. In order to have an aesthetic appreciation, the author consults some literature and analyzes the poem in terms of its gist, theme, poetical features and practical significance. The conclusion is that full of aesthetics, this poem reveals an optimistic theme, appeals to readers’ minds and emotions and shows the poet’s noble spiritual world.

KEYWORDS

Plot, Theme, Poetical Features, Significance

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Chen, X. (2018) An Appreciation of “A Psalm of Life”. Open Access Library Journal, 5, 1-5. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1104489.

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