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    A Study Guide for Ralph Waldo Emerson's "The Snowstorm"
    A Study Guide for Ralph Waldo Emerson's "The Snowstorm"
    A Study Guide for Ralph Waldo Emerson's "The Snowstorm"
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    A Study Guide for Ralph Waldo Emerson's "The Snowstorm"

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    A Study Guide for Ralph Waldo Emerson's "The Snowstorm," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Poetry for Students for all of your research needs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCengage Learning - Gale
    Release dateSep 2, 2016
    ISBN9781535839648
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      The Snow-Storm

      Ralph Waldo Emerson

      1847

      Introduction

      Ralph Waldo Emerson's often anthologized poem The Snow-Storm was one of the most popular pieces in his well-received first collection of poetry, Poems, published in 1847. The Snow-Storm has also been recognized as one of the most important statements of American transcendentalism, an influential nineteenth-century philosophical and literary movement that celebrated the beauty and power of nature and how the establishment of a communion with nature can benefit humans. The poem can be found in several anthologies, including volume one of Anthology of American Literature, published by Pearson Education in 2004.

      The Snow-Storm describes a farmhouse and the surrounding area, which snow covered one night by a severe storm. The wind and snow work together during this night, first to cover and then transform the ordinary farm buildings into works of art. Those inhabiting the farmhouse are unable to appreciate the majesty of the storm and so refuse the communion with nature that the speaker offers them. Emerson also makes a clear statement in the poem concerning the power of the poet. He uses the actions of the wind and snow as illustrations of the creative genius of the poet, for, as Emerson explains in his essay, The Poet, the beauty of things … becomes a new, and higher beauty, when expressed.

      Author Biography

      Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston on May 25, 1803, to Ruth Haskins Emerson and Reverend William Emerson, a Unitarian minister. After his father died in 1811, his mother ran a succession of boarding houses in the city, in order to support him and his four brothers. The following year, she enrolled him in Boston Latin

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