A Psalm of Life
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"A Psalm of Life" is a widely anthologized 1838 poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that urges readers to live actively, purposefully, and optimistically in the face of life's brevity and challenges.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Psalm of Life canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T227822 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Psalm of Life Context triple: [Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, notableWork, A Psalm of Life]
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A.
In Memoriam
In Memoriam is the annual Academy Awards tribute segment honoring film industry members who have died in the preceding year.
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B.
A Sun-Day Hymn
"A Sun-Day Hymn" is a religious poem by American physician and author Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., reflecting his characteristic blend of piety, reflection, and lyrical grace.
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C.
Hymn to Liberty
"Hymn to Liberty" is a 19th-century Greek patriotic poem by Dionysios Solomos, set to music by Nikolaos Mantzaros, that celebrates the Greek War of Independence and serves as Greece’s national anthem.
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D.
To Anacreon in Heaven
"To Anacreon in Heaven" is an 18th-century English drinking song that later provided the melody for the United States national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner."
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E.
The Voyage of Life: Old Age
"The Voyage of Life: Old Age" is the final painting in Thomas Cole’s allegorical series depicting a man’s spiritual journey through the stages of life, here portraying the twilight of life and the approach to eternity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Psalm of Life Target entity description: "A Psalm of Life" is a widely anthologized 1838 poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that urges readers to live actively, purposefully, and optimistically in the face of life's brevity and challenges.
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A.
In Memoriam
In Memoriam is the annual Academy Awards tribute segment honoring film industry members who have died in the preceding year.
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B.
A Sun-Day Hymn
"A Sun-Day Hymn" is a religious poem by American physician and author Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., reflecting his characteristic blend of piety, reflection, and lyrical grace.
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C.
Hymn to Liberty
"Hymn to Liberty" is a 19th-century Greek patriotic poem by Dionysios Solomos, set to music by Nikolaos Mantzaros, that celebrates the Greek War of Independence and serves as Greece’s national anthem.
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D.
To Anacreon in Heaven
"To Anacreon in Heaven" is an 18th-century English drinking song that later provided the melody for the United States national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner."
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E.
The Voyage of Life: Old Age
"The Voyage of Life: Old Age" is the final painting in Thomas Cole’s allegorical series depicting a man’s spiritual journey through the stages of life, here portraying the twilight of life and the approach to eternity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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poem ⓘ |
| addresses | psalmist ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | What the Heart of the Young Man Said to the Psalmist ⓘ |
| author | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | public domain ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| didacticPurpose | to encourage active and purposeful living ⓘ |
| discourages |
fatalism
ⓘ
morbid preoccupation with death ⓘ passivity ⓘ |
| encourages |
leaving a positive legacy
ⓘ
living in the present ⓘ striving for noble deeds ⓘ |
| famousLine |
Act, act in the living Present!
ⓘ
Footprints on the sands of time ⓘ Life is real! Life is earnest! ⓘ Still achieving, still pursuing ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
Knickerbocker Magazine
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linked to:
The Knickerbocker magazine
|
| form | stanzaic ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic poem
ⓘ
lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Victorian moral verse
ⓘ
popular inspirational literature ⓘ |
| hasMoral | life should be lived actively and bravely despite its brevity ⓘ |
| hasSpeaker | young man ⓘ |
| inCollection | Voices of the Night ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Biblical psalms ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lineCountPerStanza | 4 ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| meter | trochaic tetrameter ⓘ |
| numberOfLines | 36 ⓘ |
| numberOfStanzas | 9 ⓘ |
| openingLine | Tell me not, in mournful numbers ⓘ |
| period | 19th century American literature ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1838 ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | ABAB ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | how to live a meaningful life ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general readers ⓘ |
| theme |
active engagement with life
ⓘ
moral courage ⓘ optimism ⓘ purposeful living ⓘ transience of life ⓘ |
| tone |
didactic
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inspirational ⓘ |
| widelyAnthologized | true ⓘ |
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Subject: A Psalm of Life Description of subject: "A Psalm of Life" is a widely anthologized 1838 poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that urges readers to live actively, purposefully, and optimistically in the face of life's brevity and challenges.
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