Ye, who love a nation’s legends, Love the ballads of a people, That like voices from afar off Call to us to pause and listen, Sp
eak in tones so plain and childlike, Scarcely can the ear distinguish Whether they are sung or spoken; Listen to this Indian Legend, To this Song of Hiawatha! In this stanza from “The Song of Hiawatha,” what does Henry Wadsworth Longfellow reveal about Hiawatha?
In this stanza, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow reveals Hiawatha as a man of legend that deserves to be sung and speak because of his great deeds for the Natives. Hiawatha in the epic was Ojibwe warrior, son of the West Wind and Wenonah. He also served his people by the arrival of corn. He is the promised one of Gitche Manito to lead all the tribes in one banner .
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow reveals that Hiawatha is the storyteller of his tribe.
Explanation:
Hiawatha, who lived around 1550, was the leader of the Native American Onondaga and Mohawk societies. Hiawatha was a great Iroquois leader. He was skilled and a charismatic speaker. In the excerpt set out in the question, Hiawatha is portrayed as a respectable storyteller. The people of the tribe should pause their daily activities and listen to their stories and stories, listen to their songs and learn through them.
