Who were the fireside poets and why were they called fireside poets?

Answer 1

They wee a group of 19th century American Poets from New England that consisted of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, William Cullen Bryant, John Greenleaf Whittier, James Russell Lowell and Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. They were the first American poets able to rival those of England at home and abroad. The term Fireside Poets meant that they adhered to standard forms, regular meter, and rhymed stanzas, making them suitable for memorization and recitation.

Answer 2

The Fireside Poets were a group of American poets from the 19th century including Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Greenleaf Whittier, and Oliver Wendell Holmes. They were called fireside poets because their poetry was meant to be read aloud by the fire, enjoyed by the whole family, and typically focused on moral or sentimental themes.

Answer 3

The "Fireside Poets" was a common name for the American poets whose books sold well in the 1860's and later. The "Fireside Poets" never particularly thought of themselves as a group; they all shared a populist approach, but the name was applied to them - it wasn't one they chose for themselves.

There is no definitive agreement on who the Fireside Poets were. Lowell, Longfellow, Whittier, Bryant and Holmes are nearly always included - but some critics add Sidney Lanier, even Melville - while others don't.

Since the Fireside Poets were never really a group - except in popular imagination - they never really had a leader.

Answer 4

The fireside poets were Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Greenleaf Whitter, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and James Russell Lowell. The reason they are called the "fireside poets" is because their poems were read by firse usually.

Answer 5

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