A Psalm of Life: Stanza Structure and Rhyme Scheme and Questions

The way Longfelllow organized his poem put emphasis on the important parts of the poems. For example,
"Let us, then, be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait."
The ABAB rhyme scheme in this stanza makes the important phrases stand out. By emphasizing the important parts of the poem it is easier for the reader to interpret what Longfellow meant. In "A Psalm of Life", Longfellow tells his audience how he believes life should be lived. He thinks life should be lived to its fullest and there is no time to wait for adventure to come to you. Rhyming words not only adds nice flare to a poem but also makes it easier to remember for reciting it.

2. Is that people should live to find happiness or sorrow, but to grow from the lessons that life gives us everyday.

3. He says that great people inspire other to live a wonderful life, but their footprints don't last long.

4. I think that the words that Longfellow rhymed with are the ones that he wanted the audience to remember most. They are the ones that are closely knit with the theme and the meaning of the poem.

5. That people are only temporary and they need to make their time on earth worth living, not just go through the motions that most people do.