Comment 2 of 12, added on December 2nd, 2004 at 12:52 PM.
This poem of course is about the first battle of the American Revolution
which was in Concord. The following is an explication of the poem.
In the first line Emerson describes the bridge in which the battle took
place. This bridge was apparently underdeveloped. The second line tells of
the American flag of the revolutionaries being held in the wind. Apparently
the revolutionaries were mostly farmers there at the time which is the 3rd
line. Here in line 4 “the shot heard around the world” expresses how for
the first time in history a colonial nation revolted against the British
government.
Line 5 says it has been a long time since the British have raised a gun as
does line 6 about the Americans. In line seven the famous bridge that the
battle took place on has become ruined and no longer stands. All remnants
of the bridge are headed to the sea where it will disappear for good
according to line 8.
As proposed in line 9, there is a gathering for a monument on the bank of
the stream where the old bridge stood. In line 10 they talk of setting a
monument that will represent their wish to always remember what happened
there and the men who were involved. This is further set as true in line 11
where it specifically asks that the deed done by the farmers be always
redeemed. In 12 it says that they hope that the monument will help others
remember far in the future as well.
In line 13 Emerson talks to God and line 14 he tells says of the men who
thanks to their courage helped to set free the American people. In the 15th
line Emerson asks that the monument be spared the ware of time and 16 he
describes this memorial as a shaft which is erected to both God and to them
men who fought at the battle
Kevin from
United States
This poem of course is about the first battle of the American Revolution
which was in Concord. The following is an explication of the poem.
In the first line Emerson describes the bridge in which the battle took
place. This bridge was apparently underdeveloped. The second line tells of
the American flag of the revolutionaries being held in the wind. Apparently
the revolutionaries were mostly farmers there at the time which is the 3rd
line. Here in line 4 “the shot heard around the world” expresses how for
the first time in history a colonial nation revolted against the British
government.
Line 5 says it has been a long time since the British have raised a gun as
does line 6 about the Americans. In line seven the famous bridge that the
battle took place on has become ruined and no longer stands. All remnants
of the bridge are headed to the sea where it will disappear for good
according to line 8.
As proposed in line 9, there is a gathering for a monument on the bank of
the stream where the old bridge stood. In line 10 they talk of setting a
monument that will represent their wish to always remember what happened
there and the men who were involved. This is further set as true in line 11
where it specifically asks that the deed done by the farmers be always
redeemed. In 12 it says that they hope that the monument will help others
remember far in the future as well.
In line 13 Emerson talks to God and line 14 he tells says of the men who
thanks to their courage helped to set free the American people. In the 15th
line Emerson asks that the monument be spared the ware of time and 16 he
describes this memorial as a shaft which is erected to both God and to them
men who fought at the battle
Kevin from United States