The Castle-builder
Birds Of Passage. Flight The Third
The Castle-builder - meaning Summary
Childhood Imagination and Hope
Longfellow depicts a gentle, dreamy boy who builds imaginary castles with wooden blocks and listens to nursery tales of heroes. The poem celebrates childhood imagination and portrays play as preparation for future adventures and greater achievements. It urges the child to continue constructing lofty dreams, remain receptive to transcendent voices, and preserve a simple faith in mystery as a sustaining moral and creative virtue.
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