Romantic age

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Rises, The Tide Falls." Similar to an earlier poem, written by Longfellow, titled "Psalm of Life," he writes of footprints and water, symbolizing life and the passing of time (McGeagh). "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls" conveys Longfellow's accepting and calm attitude towards death. By analyzing "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls," the theme that human life is temporary and the cycles of the natural world will continue to the end of time.

Oliver wendell Holmes; Surrounded by Boston's literary elite—which included friends such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and James Russell Lowell—Holmes made an indelible imprint on the literary world of the 19th century. Many of his works were published in The Atlantic Monthly, a magazine that he named. For his literary achievements and other accomplishments, he was awarded numerous honorary degrees from universities around the world. Holmes's writing often commemorated his native Boston area, and much of it was meant to be ...

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