Question

What is the summary of the poem '' HAUNTED HOUSES'' by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ?

Answer 1

Longfellow begins his poem with a straightforward but surprising statement: “All houses wherein men have lived and died/ Are haunted houses.” The speaker dispels the typical ghostly prerequisite of suffering, unfinished business, or malicious intent; every soul that departed this earth, he proposes, lingers in his/her

Answer 2

Answer:

I thought the idea he was trying to convey was that those 'ghosts' who linger symbolize the lives of those who lived and their spirits remain with us for some reason, maybe as reminders of the past. However, this is a poem about ghosts or 'spirits' and the “bridge of light” that descends in order to connect our worlds.