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Analysis and comments on The Cross of Snow by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Comment 11 of 37, added on December 11th, 2011 at 1:10 AM.

what a wonderful poem!! this truly emotionally touched me!.. this is now
one of my favorite peoms :)

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Comment 10 of 37, added on January 11th, 2011 at 9:37 PM.
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it is a great representation of puritan society. The author is certainly
not naive and ingenuous. Amen.

cooper from Belgium
Comment 9 of 37, added on January 11th, 2011 at 9:37 PM.
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it is a great representation of puritan society. The author is certainly
not naive and ingenuous. Amen.

cooper from Belgium
Comment 8 of 37, added on January 8th, 2009 at 2:11 PM.

So many people overanalyze this poem, but the meaning of the cross and the
mountain is actually quite simple. The poem is indeed about Longfellow's
wife. The cross of snow in the mountain is "sun-defying," Longfellow says,
meaning it doesn't melt. Longfellow also mentions that he wears a similar
"cross" on his breast, where is heart is, symbolizing love. The cross
means that Longfellow's love is unchanging, despite losing her and despite
the way the world is changing.

Colin from United States

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Poet: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Poem: The Cross of Snow
Volume: Birds Of Passage
Added: Jun 9 2005
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