San Miguel, the Convent
Lightning sets fire to a convent encircled by the sea, destroying sacred robes and books as the monks barely escape. An image of the Virgin and Child, its throne, and a peacock-feather screen remain untouched by flames or smoke.
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Genre: Narrative Poetry, Religious Poetry · 449 words
First lines
(San Miguel de la Tumba)
By Gonzalo de Berceo
Genres
- Narrative Poetry — Rhymed four-line stanzas recount the convent's setting, a lightning fire, the monks' escape, and the preservation of the sacred image.
- Religious Poetry — The narrator attributes the lightning to people's sins and recounts how the Madonna's image and its furnishings escape destruction.
Tags
convents · lightning · fires · Marian miracles · religious images
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Narrative Poetry, Religious Poetry
- Length: 449 words
- Structure: 1 section, 9 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th Grade)
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