The Terrestrial Paradise
The speaker leaves a bank and walks slowly into a fragrant forest, where a gentle breeze stirs the branches and birds sing in the morning foliage. After losing sight of the entrance, the speaker reaches a river that blocks the way, its exceptionally clear water flowing beneath perpetual shade.
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Genre: Descriptive Poetry, Nature Poetry · 394 words
First lines
Purgatorio XXVIII. 1-33.
Genres
- Descriptive Poetry — The verse follows a slow walk through the forest, describing fragrant soil, moving branches, birdsong and clear water beneath shade.
- Nature Poetry — The speaker closely observes how the breeze moves foliage and how the river's small waves bend grass along its margin.
Tags
forest · birdsong · river · morning · breeze
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Descriptive Poetry, Nature Poetry
- Length: 394 words
- Structure: 1 section, 2 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Difficult (College Level)
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