The Village Blacksmith

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"The Village Blacksmith" is a narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that portrays the dignity, hard work, and moral strength of a humble blacksmith in a small town.

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instanceOf narrative poem
poem
author Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
collectionPublicationYear 1841
containsMotif chestnut tree
children returning from school
church-going
sound of the anvil
copyrightStatus public domain
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depictsOccupation blacksmith
educationalUse school anthology piece
firstPublicationYear 1840
firstPublishedIn The Knickerbocker magazine
genre didactic poetry
hasFamousLine Under a spreading chestnut-tree the village smithy stands
hasInfluenceOn popular image of the honest laborer
hasSubjectMatter Christian piety
domestic life
working-class life
hasTone moralizing
respectful
sentimental
includedInCollection Ballads and Other Poems
inspiredWork The Village Blacksmith self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Village Blacksmith (song adaptations)
language English
literaryForm lyric-narrative
literaryMovement American Romanticism
mainCharacter a village blacksmith
meter irregular meter
numberOfStanzas 9
periodOfComposition 19th century
portrays a humble blacksmith
hard work
moral character
rhymeScheme variable rhyme scheme
setting small town
targetAudience general readership
theme dignity of labor
family devotion
honesty and integrity
moral strength
religious faith
self-reliance

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow notableWork The Village Blacksmith
The Village Blacksmith inspiredWork The Village Blacksmith self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Village Blacksmith (song adaptations)
Ballads and Other Poems containsPoem The Village Blacksmith
Voices of the Night hasPart The Village Blacksmith
Voices of the Night notablePoem The Village Blacksmith
Dexter Pratt House associatedWithWork The Village Blacksmith
Dexter Pratt House inferredInspirationFor The Village Blacksmith
this entity surface form: the blacksmith in "The Village Blacksmith"