The Transcendentalist Tenets Of The Tides Rise, The Tide's Fall

There are many transcendentalist tenets. They vary from the belief that people, nature, and God are interconnected to the belief that intuition can lead to knowledge. They also opposed materialism and the desire for wealth, along with the dismissed tradition and social convention to live simply. Many of the transcendentalist beliefs are found in many poems by fireside poets, which include The Tides Rise, The Tides Fall by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, A Psalm of Life by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and The First Snowfall by James Russell Lowell.
The transcendentalist tenet of the stress on individualism and “self-reliance” is found in the poem The Tides Rise, The Tides Fall by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. In the poem it states, “The day returns, but nevermore / Returns the traveler to the shore, / And the tide rises, the tide falls” (13-15). This displays that even though the traveler arrived and left, he has

In the poem it states, “Trust no Future, howe’er pleasant! / Let the dead Past bury its dead! / Act,--act in the living Present!” (21-23). This displays that you should live in the present and to the fullest, which is exactly what living simply means. You do not live forever and so you will not live to the fullest by thinking about the future. Living simply always allows you to live life in a way that is being controlled by your fate. This poem uses simile to help illustrate the transcendentalist tenet of dismissed tradition and social convention to live simply. In the poem it states, “And our hearts, though stout and brave, / Still, like muffled drums, are beating” (14-15). This example of simile shows that even though life comes to an end we should still pursue our goals. It connects to living simply because by focusing on your goals you are doing exactly that. Focus on what you want and life and achieve