1. This poem was written in honor of a monument commemorating the Revolutionary War. Do a little research on the Battles of Lexington & Concord and apply what your research tells you to specific lines in the poem.
2. Choose one of the following devices, identify it in the poem, and connect it to meaning: hyperbole, alliteration, imagery, apostrophe, allusion, metaphor, assonance
2. I found alliteration in the pome. It states "the foe long since in silence slept". I think this connects back to the meaning of the pome becouse it is staying that since the battle ended it has been forgotten or in "silent sleep". The "silent sleep" shows that it's has slept silently and when someone is silent no one will notice it. But now that they
ReplyDeleteare building the monument it will awaken from its "silent sleep" and people will rember it.
Question #1
ReplyDeleteWhile researching the battle of Lexington and Concord, I came across the Old North Bridge. The Old North Bridge was where the British and colonists started fighting on the first day of the battle in Concord. In the poem it mentions the bridge saying, “by the rude bridge that arched the flood”. At this bridge, it was start of the American revolution and the start of many deaths and the colonists fight for independence. It also states in the poem, “and fired the shot heard round the world”. This was a turning point in history because on the Old North Bridge was where the first British soldier got shot. This changed the way other countries looked at the Americans because the colonists showed that they can defend themselves against a powerful country and its army.
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ReplyDelete"Concord Hymn" by Ralph Waldo
Question 2 - Choose one of the following devices, identify it in the poem, and connect it to meaning: hyperbole, alliteration, imagery, apostrophe, allusion, metaphor, assonance.
The poem “Concord Hymn” by Ralph Waldo contains multiple,e metaphors that refer back to the central idea that the people who fought in the battle won't be remembered unless they were one of the main figures. The poem says “the foe since in silent slept” which means that many soldiers died on the battlefield but are not remembered, they are “silent”. The poem also says “time the ruined bridge has swept away” which compares the people being remembered like a bridge through time: a little while after the battle people like family members remember the importance the soldier had in the battle but throughout time, like a bridge, the people are forgotten (bridge breaking down). The poem also states that a person will be remembered if they were one of the main figures of the battle: “when, like our sires, our sons are gone”. This quote specifies that the sires (important figures) are remembered by the sons (soldiers) are not. Overall this poem connects its ideas through multiple metaphors to say that unless a person was a main figure of a battle they will be forgotten through time.
Question#2
ReplyDeleteIn the poem "Concord Hymn" by Ralph Waldo Emerson, he uses hyperbole to emphasize a significance of American Revolution, or rather the first shot at Lexington and Concord in 1775. In the line "... and fired the shot heard round the world..." Emerson applies hyperbole in the meaning of the shot was not really heard by the whole world, instead, the connotation of that exact act was an important and crucial to the development of the American Revolution and basically served as a first major step for Patriots towards their dreams and goals. In addition, Emerson indicates the importance of the actual sound of the first fire, considering that everyone including all soldiers ("sons") participated and put so much effort into their beliefs, the acknowledgment of their achievements was not contemplated as well as generals' were.
Karina Gaisina