Concord Hymn by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Summary: Concord Hymn is a poem that was written for the dedication of a battle monument to the Battle of Concord, Concord Hymn is stating the importance of the battle to the entire world. Emerson is also using the hymn as a reminder to the following generations of the importance of the battle.

Section One:

At a bridge farmers fired a gunshot at their enemy, the shot will impact the entire world

Section Two:

People on both sides of the war have stopped thinking about the bridge

Section Three:

The narrator says a monument is set next to the stream so people long after their own generation will remember how important the war was

Section Four:

The narrator ask for the monument to be preserved by nature and time so the heroes of the war will be remembered

Other Notes:

The shot heard around the world in the poem is referring to the beginning of the war of independance for America
The heroes on the American side are referred to as farmers, they are not warriors at all but instead would prefer peace