What the Heart of the Young Man Said to the Psalmist
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"What the Heart of the Young Man Said to the Psalmist" is an alternative title for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s inspirational poem "A Psalm of Life," which urges a vigorous, purposeful approach to life and action.
All labels observed (1)
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| What the Heart of the Young Man Said to the Psalmist canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: What the Heart of the Young Man Said to the Psalmist Context triple: [A Psalm of Life, alsoKnownAs, What the Heart of the Young Man Said to the Psalmist]
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The Love of God
"The Love of God" is a Christian worship song, notably recorded by the band MercyMe, that reflects on the vastness and depth of God's love.
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Wachtendonck Psalms
The Wachtendonck Psalms are a collection of early medieval psalm translations that preserve some of the oldest known continuous texts in Old Dutch.
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Clarel
Clarel is a long, philosophical narrative poem by Herman Melville that explores faith, doubt, and pilgrimage in the Holy Land.
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Hymns of Divine Love
Hymns of Divine Love is a collection of mystical and devotional poems by the Byzantine monk Symeon the New Theologian, expressing intense personal experiences of divine illumination and union with God.
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E.
Ages of Man
Ages of Man is an ancient Greek myth, famously recounted by Hesiod, that divides human history into successive declining eras from a Golden Age to an Iron Age.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: What the Heart of the Young Man Said to the Psalmist Target entity description: "What the Heart of the Young Man Said to the Psalmist" is an alternative title for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s inspirational poem "A Psalm of Life," which urges a vigorous, purposeful approach to life and action.
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A.
The Love of God
"The Love of God" is a Christian worship song, notably recorded by the band MercyMe, that reflects on the vastness and depth of God's love.
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B.
Wachtendonck Psalms
The Wachtendonck Psalms are a collection of early medieval psalm translations that preserve some of the oldest known continuous texts in Old Dutch.
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C.
Clarel
Clarel is a long, philosophical narrative poem by Herman Melville that explores faith, doubt, and pilgrimage in the Holy Land.
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D.
Hymns of Divine Love
Hymns of Divine Love is a collection of mystical and devotional poems by the Byzantine monk Symeon the New Theologian, expressing intense personal experiences of divine illumination and union with God.
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E.
Ages of Man
Ages of Man is an ancient Greek myth, famously recounted by Hesiod, that divides human history into successive declining eras from a Golden Age to an Iron Age.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| alternativeTitleOf | A Psalm of Life ⓘ |
| author | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ⓘ |
| collection | Voices of the Night ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| discourages | passive, fatalistic view of life ⓘ |
| encourages |
leaving a lasting legacy
ⓘ
trust in God while acting in the world ⓘ |
| famousLine |
Footprints on the sands of time
ⓘ
Life is real! Life is earnest! ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1838 ⓘ |
| form | stanzaic poem ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasSpeaker | young man addressing a psalmist ⓘ |
| influenced | Victorian moral verse ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | American Romanticism ⓘ |
| meter | trochaic tetrameter ⓘ |
| numberOfStanzas | 9 ⓘ |
| openingLine | Tell me not, in mournful numbers ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | ABAB ⓘ |
| subject |
human life and destiny
ⓘ
individual responsibility ⓘ |
| theme |
active approach to life
ⓘ
moral and spiritual uplift ⓘ purposeful living ⓘ |
| tone |
didactic
ⓘ
inspirational ⓘ |
| urges | vigorous, purposeful action ⓘ |
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