Barréges by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Leaving cold mountains and exhausting waterfalls, the speaker sees green meadows near the Garonne and smoke that seems to rise from home. The speaker urges the horses onward toward that beloved place of quiet and consolation.
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Nature Poetry, Travel Poetry · 289 words
First lines
By Lefranc de Pompignan
I leave you, ye cold mountain chains, / Dwelling of warriors stark and frore! / You, may these eyes behold no more, / Rave on the horizon of our plains.
Vanish, ye frightful, gloomy views! / Ye rocks that mount up to the clouds! / Of skies, enwrapped in misty shrouds, / Impracticable avenues!
Ye torrents, that with might and main / Break pathways through the rocky walls, / With your terrific waterfalls / Fatigue no more my weary brain!
Genres
- Lyric Poetry — The speaker directly addresses mountains, torrents, meadows and horses while expressing weariness and longing for home.
- Nature Poetry — Cold mountain chains and violent waterfalls contrast with green meadows, brooks, flowers and cultivated lowlands.
- Travel Poetry — The speaker leaves the mountains, recognizes the lowlands near the Garonne and urges the horses toward home.
Tags
homecoming · mountains · waterfalls · meadows · Garonne · consolation
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Nature Poetry, Travel Poetry
- Length: 289 words
- Structure: 1 section, 8 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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