ounted in the Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey in 1884 as a tribute to the outstanding writer. He is the only non-British author to be awarded this honor (Williams 21). Longfellow was "the first of the front-ranking American poets of his time to go, and his death was widely recognized as marking the beginning of the end of an era" (Wagenknecht 19).
             A popular poet, Longfellow deals "with important subjects clearly and forthrightly while adopting a frankly didactic and inspirational tone" (Allabeck 118). He uses simple language. He once stated that if a poet "wishes the world to listen and be edified, he will do well to choose a language that is generally understood" (Allabeck 119). Although only a "second class poet," his ability
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