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Poetry

The Song of Hiawatha

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

A musical nineteenth-century adaptation of Ojibwe-related stories that requires source context.

3 hr estimatedB2–C1 Linden levelRead now availability23 chapters
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About this book

Longfellow shapes a long narrative poem from materials mediated through Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, whose work drew substantially on Jane Johnston Schoolcraft and Ojibwe oral traditions. It is an influential nineteenth-century adaptation, not an authentic transcript of Indigenous tradition, and should be read with that context.

First published
1855
Language
English
Copyright status
Public domain

English level

B2–C1 · Deep reading

The Song of Hiawatha is calibrated from 31,916 sampled words across 23 chapters: sentences average 29.6 words, 55.7% exceed 24 words and 4.2% of words are nine letters or longer.

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Sentence rhythm

What the prose asks

Extended sentences averaging 29.6 words, with 29.8% reaching 40 words or more

Vocabulary

What may slow you down

4.2% of sampled words contain nine or more letters and about 1.47 marked archaic terms per thousand words; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter

Reading rhythm

Short commitment

Regular chapter-sized stopping points support a steady plan. About 6 calm 30-minute sessions.

Suggested approach

Read with momentum

Read in planned sessions and keep short notes on voice, structure and recurring images

Best starting point

Begin with chapter one

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Table of contents

23 chapters

  1. 01The Song of Hiawatha · Part I6 min
  2. 02The Song of Hiawatha · Part II6 min
  3. 03The Song of Hiawatha · Part III6 min
  4. 04The Song of Hiawatha · Part IV6 min
  5. 05The Song of Hiawatha · Part V6 min
  6. 06The Song of Hiawatha · Part VI6 min
  7. 07The Song of Hiawatha · Part VII7 min
  8. 08The Song of Hiawatha · Part VIII7 min
  9. 09The Song of Hiawatha · Part IX6 min
  10. 10The Song of Hiawatha · Part X6 min
  11. 11The Song of Hiawatha · Part XI6 min
  12. 12The Song of Hiawatha · Part XII7 min
  13. 13The Song of Hiawatha · Part XIII7 min
  14. 14The Song of Hiawatha · Part XIV6 min
  15. 15The Song of Hiawatha · Part XV6 min
  16. 16The Song of Hiawatha · Part XVI6 min
  17. 17The Song of Hiawatha · Part XVII6 min
  18. 18The Song of Hiawatha · Part XVIII6 min
  19. 19The Song of Hiawatha · Part XIX6 min
  20. 20The Song of Hiawatha · Part XX6 min
  21. 21The Song of Hiawatha · Part XXI6 min
  22. 22The Song of Hiawatha · Part XXII6 min
  23. 23The Song of Hiawatha · Part XXIII3 min
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An American poet and translator whose narrative poems brought European forms and adapted historical material to a broad nineteenth-century readership.

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