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  2. Commemoration Ode - Wikipedia

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    The author George F. Whicher described the poem as "the finest American example of poetry written for a public occasion" in 1950. [1] Opinions on "My Captain!" and "Commemoration Ode" remained high until a critical reappraisal in the 20th century. The poems became less highly thought of because of a perceived conventionality and lack of ...

  3. Concord Hymn - Wikipedia

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    Emerson's "Concord Hymn" was written for the dedication of the memorial of the Battle of Concord. "Concord Hymn" (original title "Hymn: Sung at the Completion of the Concord Monument, April 19, 1836") [1] [2] is a poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson written for the 1837 dedication of an obelisk monument in Concord, Massachusetts, commemorating the battles of Lexington and Concord, a series of battles ...

  4. Boston Hymn - Wikipedia

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    The poem recalls the conception of Boston as a "city upon a hill" that originated with Massachusetts Colony's Puritan founders, also called Pilgrims. [8] According to a modern critic, the poem connects this history to the contemporary moment by "imagining wartime Boston as the legitimate inheritor of Puritan militance, severity, iconoclasm, and ...

  5. Annus Mirabilis (poem) - Wikipedia

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    Annus Mirabilis is a poem written by John Dryden published in 1667. It commemorated 1665–1666, the "year of miracles" of London. Despite the poem's name, the year had been one of great tragedy, including the Great Fire of London. The title was perhaps meant to suggest that the events of the year could have been worse.

  6. Alexander's Feast (Dryden poem) - Wikipedia

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    The main body of the poem describes the feast given by Alexander the Great at the Persian capital Persepolis, after his defeat of Darius in 331 BC. [1] Alexander's bard Timotheus sings praises of him. Alexander's emotions are manipulated by the singer's poetry and music. Timotheus glorifies him as a god, puffing up Alexander's pride.

  7. For the Fallen - Wikipedia

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    War memorial in ChristChurch Cathedral, Christchurch, New Zealand CWGC headstone with excerpt from "For The Fallen". Laurence Binyon (10 August 1869 – 10 March 1943), [3] a British poet, was described as having a "sober" response to the outbreak of World War I, in contrast to the euphoria many others felt (although he signed the "Author's Declaration" that defended British involvement in the ...

  8. Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard - Wikipedia

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    Holograph manuscript of Gray's "Stanzas Wrote in a Country Church-Yard". The poem most likely originated in the poetry that Gray composed in 1742. William Mason, in Memoirs, discussed his friend Gray and the origins of Elegy: "I am inclined to believe that the Elegy in a Country Church-yard was begun, if not concluded, at this time [August 1742] also: Though I am aware that as it stands at ...

  9. Recessional (poem) - Wikipedia

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    Kipling included the poem in his 1903 collection The Five Nations. In Australia [7] and New Zealand [8] "Recessional" is sung as a hymn on Anzac Day, to the tune "Melita" ("Eternal Father, Strong to Save"). The Anglican Church of Canada adopted the poem as a hymn, [9] as has the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in a 1985 hymnal. [10]

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