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The Song of Hiawatha

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The Song of Hiawatha

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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"The Song of Hiawatha" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is an epic poem published in 1855. Written in trochaic tetrameter, it tells the fictional adventures of Ojibwe warrior Hiawatha and his tragic love for Minnehaha, a Dakota woman. Set near Lake Superior's Pictured Rocks, the poem follows Hiawatha from childhood through heroic deeds including slaying an evil magician, inventing written language, and discovering corn. The story culminates with the arrival of Christian missionaries and Hiawatha's mysterious departure westward into the sunset. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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  1. 1The Song of Hiawatha1,526 chars
  2. 2Introductory Note2,074 chars
  3. 3The Song of Hiawatha3,957 chars
  4. 4I The Peace-Pipe5,704 chars
  5. 5II The Four Winds10,337 chars
  6. 6III Hiawatha’s Childhood8,058 chars
  7. 7IV Hiawatha and Mudjekeewis10,003 chars
  8. 8V Hiawatha’s Fasting9,841 chars
  9. 9VI Hiawatha’s Friends6,031 chars
  10. 10VII Hiawatha’s Sailing4,847 chars
  11. 11VIII Hiawatha’s Fishing7,949 chars
  12. 12IX Hiawatha and the Pearl-Feather10,130 chars
  13. 13X Hiawatha’s Wooing9,568 chars
  14. 14XI Hiawatha’s Wedding-Feast8,200 chars
  15. 15XII The Son of the Evening Star12,740 chars
  16. 16XIII Blessing the Cornfields8,185 chars
  17. 17XIV Picture-Writing6,225 chars
  18. 18XV Hiawatha’s Lamentation7,317 chars
  19. 19XVI Pau-Puk-Keewis8,952 chars
  20. 20XVII The Hunting of Pau-Puk-Keewis12,607 chars
  21. 21XVIII The Death of Kwasind4,119 chars
  22. 22XIX The Ghosts7,645 chars
  23. 23XX The Famine5,997 chars
  24. 24XXI The White Man’s Foot8,067 chars
  25. 25XXII Hiawatha’s Departure8,450 chars
  26. 26VOCABULARY4,036 chars