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=Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and his poetry=

-born in Portland, Maine on February 27, 1807 -was the second son of eight children -graduated from Bowdoin college -took a position at Harvard in 1836 -married Frances Appleton and had 6 children -died on March 24, 1882 -considered one of the "Fireside Poets"
 * Bio**

-lyrical poetry -hexameter -usually uses conventional form -utilizes anapestic and trochaic forms -blank verse, heroic couplets, ballads and sonnets -frequent use of allegory
 * Style**

- the Civil War
 * Importnat Historical Events**

-Aftermath -Ballads and other Poems -Christus: A Mystery -Evangeline -Flower-de-luce -Household Poems
 * Important Poems**

-he quit teaching at Harvard to devote all his time to poetry -24 companies in London alone published his work
 * Other Info**