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Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: 'Concord Hymn'

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
"Concord Hymn"

The regularity of this poem, the rather fortunate combinations of
language, the patriotic spirit all have contributed to make it one of
Emerson's most popular. The 4-foot (8-beat) lines of alternate rime are
established in the first quatrain and kept throughout. The first verse reminds
the reader or listener that those who fought in the battle for independence
were common people like themselves - "embattled farmers." The second verse
remarks that foe and conqueror alike have long slept; the passage of time
since the battle years is ...

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