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Comment 36 of 36, added on November 1st, 2009 at 12:52 PM.
I did this poem in lower secondary sometime in the early sixties. Young as
I was then, I had thought how foolish it was of the father to have taken
his little daughter on such a voyage. With the passage of the years, I can
only recall the 1st 2 verses. Now as I re-read the poem as an adult, I
recognise the arrogance and the pomposity of man, akin to the builders of
the Titanic, that defied the elements of Nature, and ultimately met a
watery death. And as is almost always the case, the innocent ones also pay
the price. Still there is a lesson to be learnt from this beautiful poem.
lily lee from Malaysia
Comment 35 of 36, added on October 30th, 2008 at 10:18 PM.
i love hesperus it give me great joy in life
one time i lost the book and i cried
i found it again later i was happy i read it again
i like hesperus pome
iliekhesperus from Barbados
Comment 34 of 36, added on February 1st, 2008 at 11:07 AM.
Nice resource, very interesting reading...c
Smit from United States
Comment 33 of 36, added on January 9th, 2008 at 10:31 AM.
Looking for information and found it at this great site…
gari from United States
Comment 32 of 36, added on January 5th, 2008 at 3:20 PM.
Thank you very much.
iou from United States
Comment 31 of 36, added on December 28th, 2007 at 10:10 AM.
this one is simple & nice.o
iou from United States
Comment 30 of 36, added on December 16th, 2007 at 4:39 AM.
I studied this poem in grade school somewhere in the nineteen fifties. I
have rememmered this poem all my life. I remember it had a profound impact
on me.I currently teach English in Malaysia, and came across this poem by
accident as I was searching materials on the internet for my students. It's
a real treat to read this poem again after all these years. I have often
repeated some parts, because we had to learn this poem off by heart.
David Penner from Canada
Comment 29 of 36, added on December 9th, 2007 at 1:46 PM.
Great tutorial.
ricko from United States
Comment 28 of 36, added on October 4th, 2007 at 5:08 PM.
My dad loved this poem. He was a scottish fisherman, who,loved the sea and
loved poetry. He loved this poem because it was about a skipper and his
daughter. I think he imagened that He was the skipper and I was the
daughter. He toke a stroke about 5-6 years ago, and when i went to visit
him, I always read this poem to him aloud. It's very emotional to me. He
loved Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. ( luv u dad xx )
Joyce from United Kingdom
Comment 27 of 36, added on July 21st, 2007 at 12:38 PM.
My only knowledge of this poem was hearing my mom, who must have had to
memorize it in the 1930s, mutter to herself when she was unhappy with her
hair or makeup, "I look like The Wreck of the Hesperus!"
Paul North from United States
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I did this poem in lower secondary sometime in the early sixties. Young as
I was then, I had thought how foolish it was of the father to have taken
his little daughter on such a voyage. With the passage of the years, I can
only recall the 1st 2 verses. Now as I re-read the poem as an adult, I
recognise the arrogance and the pomposity of man, akin to the builders of
the Titanic, that defied the elements of Nature, and ultimately met a
watery death. And as is almost always the case, the innocent ones also pay
the price. Still there is a lesson to be learnt from this beautiful poem.
lily lee from Malaysia