The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls

Stanza 1 1 Analysis
Analysis
• There are places, as Longfellow would have been
aware, where h iti it is only l possible ibl to t cross an inlet i l t at t
low tide
• First stanza
• Traveler is hastening toward the town
• To traveler, reason for journey is is: :
– Vitally important
– Worth the risk risk of racing the tide tide to to reach reach other side
side
• He loses race and the tide reaches traveler
before attaining important goal