Unique ElementsHistorical Context: About the BookHistorical Context: About the AuthorTHE BELOVED Literary Classic by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW.The Song of Hiawatha by AMERICAN author HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW (1807-1882) is an epic poem in trochaic tetrameter first published in 1855 in the UNITED STATES. A well-known classic narrating tales borrowed from Native American oral traditions and folklore.Sneak Peak"e;By the shore of Gitche Gumee,By the shining Big-Sea-Water,At the doorway of his wigwam,In the pleasant Summer morning,Hiawatha stood and waited."e; Synopsis"e;The Song of Hiawatha"e; tells the victional adventures of an Ojibwe warrior named Hiawatha and the tragedy of his love for Minnehaha, a Dakota woman. Events in the story are set in the Pictured Rocks area of Michigan, on the south shore of Lake Superior.Title Details?1855Epic poem