Ralph Waldo Emerson’s poem "Concord Hymn"

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Ralph Waldo Emerson’s poem "Concord Hymn" is a patriotic work best known for its phrase "the shot heard round the world," commemorating the opening battle of the American Revolutionary War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf patriotic poem ⓘ
poem ⓘ
associatedWith Old North Bridge monument ⓘ
linked to: Old North Bridge

town of Concord’s Revolutionary War commemorations ⓘ
author Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ
commemorates militia action at Concord’s North Bridge ⓘ
opening battle of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
dateWritten 1837 ⓘ
firstLine By the rude bridge that arched the flood ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate July 4, 1837 ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace Concord, Massachusetts ⓘ
firstPerformedAs hymn sung at monument dedication ⓘ
form four-stanza poem ⓘ
genre lyric poetry ⓘ
patriotic poetry ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance iconic representation of the start of the American Revolution ⓘ
popularized phrase "the shot heard round the world" ⓘ
influenced American patriotic literature ⓘ
use of phrase "shot heard round the world" in historical writing ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mentions embattled farmers ⓘ
rude bridge ⓘ
meter common meter ⓘ
notablePhrase the shot heard round the world ⓘ
numberOfStanzas 4 ⓘ
occasion dedication of the Battle Monument at Concord ⓘ
publicationCentury 19th century ⓘ
rhymeScheme ABAB (per stanza) ⓘ
setting Concord, Massachusetts ⓘ
Old North Bridge ⓘ
subject American Revolutionary War ⓘ
American independence ⓘ
Battle of Concord ⓘ
Battle of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
monuments and memory ⓘ
patriotism ⓘ
remembrance of fallen soldiers ⓘ
theme historical memory ⓘ
national identity ⓘ
sacrifice for liberty ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed April 19, 1775 ⓘ
tone patriotic ⓘ
reverent ⓘ
writtenFor dedication of the Concord Battle Monument ⓘ

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North Bridge → commemoratedBy → Ralph Waldo Emerson’s poem "Concord Hymn" ⓘ
Old North Bridge → commemoratedBy → Ralph Waldo Emerson’s poem "Concord Hymn" ⓘ
The Minute Man → inscriptionSource → “The Concord Hymn” by Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ
subject linked to: The Minute Man statue
linked to: Ralph Waldo Emerson’s poem "Concord Hymn"
Shot heard round the world → originOfPhrase → poem "Concord Hymn" ⓘ
linked to: Ralph Waldo Emerson’s poem "Concord Hymn"