Discuss the goals and works of the Fireside Poets.

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Recognizing the Fireside Poets

Introduction

Poetry characterized by its metrical form is one of the most well-liked forms of literature . It served as a creative expression of one 's thoughts and emotions . There are poems that became famous and had been preserved and past down through generations . The American poetry had established its own identity from British poetry by varying the rhythms forms , diction and tone . During the 1600 the history of American poetry formally began . During that time poems were mostly written and

based on the British language standard . First there are the Puritan and Satirical poets that dominated earlier the American literature . Later they were replaced by Revolutionary Era Poets and even African American poets When the 19th century arrived there was optimism for major achievement in poetry . During this time the Fireside poet 's goals and works emerged and made significant impact in the world of American poetry . The Fireside poets later were recognized as the first group of American poets that had successfully competed British poets in terms of popularity

Fireside Poets : Goals and Works

Who were these so called Fireside poets ' and why are they called in that name ? The Fireside Poets are composed of five persons namely Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882 , William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878 James Russell Lowell (1819-1891 , Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894 ) and lastly John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892 . They are given this title of Fireside Poets because most of them have used the image of the hearth or the...