On the Aesthetic Value of A Psalm of Life

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10.2991/icsste-15.2015.146How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Rhetorical devices,Aesthetic value , Rhythm and rhyme:

Abstract

A Psalm of Life by American romantic poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is a lyric created for deep reflection. It reveals the optimistic theme - time is fleeting, act in the living present. The poem appeals to the readers' eyes, ears, minds and emotions and shows the poet's richly endowed talents for both aesthetics and language manipulation as well. This article give the brief analysis of the poem, represent the rhetorical devices in the poem and gives the aesthetic value of he rhythm and rhyme.

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© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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