A review by hollyevaallen
Selected Poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

3.0

I’m not the biggest fan of Longfellow but I don’t dislike his work either. For me, a lot of his poetry sounds cliché or trite but I have to admit that’s probably just my modern ear. “Evangeline” has some beautiful descriptions and a lovely narrative while other pieces, such as “The Wreck of the Hesperus”, are a little flat sounding (at least to me). My favorite is likely “The Village Blacksmith” since I love the theme on time/ age as the day passes throughout the poem. All in all, Longfellow is worth a read though to modern readers his strong meter and rhyme may sounds a bit tired.