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The arrow and the song

The arrow and the song. By: Jacob C ope. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where; For, so swiftly it flew, the sight Could not follow it in its flight. I breathed a song into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where;

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The arrow and the song

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  1. The arrow and the song By: Jacob Cope

  2. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where; For, so swiftly it flew, the sight Could not follow it in its flight. I breathed a song into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where; For who has sight so keen and strong, That it can follow the flight of song? Long, long afterward, in an oak I found the arrow, still unbroke; And the song, from beginning to end, I found again in the heart of a friend. A A B B Rhyme scheme- The beat or rhythm of the poem A A C C D D E E

  3. Henrys life • Henry was born in Portland main February 27th 1807 with 8 children he was the second oldest. • All of them were creative but when he was 5 him and his brother went to the Portland academy and worked on literature • He thought life was not about school work but having fun also. he went swimming , flied kites, and just played just like all the other kids. • Through his years he studied languages in Europe , and taught a college then he moved to Massachusetts married fanny Appleton and wrote some good poems • By 1850’s he was a national literary figure

  4. Stanzas 12 lines • I shot an arrow into the air, • It fell to earth, I knew not where; • For, so swiftly it flew, the sight • Could not follow it in its flight. • I breathed a song into the air, • It fell to earth, I knew not where; • For who has sight so keen and strong, • That it can follow the flight of song? • Long, long afterward, in an oak • I found the arrow, still unbroke; • And the song, from beginning to end, • I found again in the heart of a friend. Stanzas- the blacks of words used in a poem 1 2 3

  5. imagery • I shot an arrow into the air, • It fell to earth, I knew not where; • For, so swiftly it flew, the sight • Could not follow it in its flight. • I breathed a song into the air, • It fell to earth, I knew not where; • For who has sight so keen and strong, • That it can follow the flight of song? • Long, long afterward, in an oak • I found the arrow, still unbroke; • And the song, from beginning to end, • I found again in the heart of a friend. This makes me think of an arrow in the air Imagery –things in a poem that make you see it in your head.

  6. Literal figutive He shot an arrow into the air He breathed a song into the air He found the arrow in an oak still unbroke He found the song in a heart of a friend The arrow is the badness in life The song is the goodness in life The badness in life is something you cant get rid of The goodness in life you fin in peoples hearts

  7. Websites • www.google.com • www.hwlongfellow.com • www.poetryoutloud.com

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