poem "Evangeline" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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"Evangeline" is a narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that tells the tragic love story of an Acadian woman separated from her betrothed during the 18th-century expulsion of the Acadians.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| poem "Evangeline" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: poem "Evangeline" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Context triple: [Grand Dérangement, relatedWork, poem "Evangeline" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]
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poem "The Housatonic at Stockbridge" by William Cullen Bryant
"The Housatonic at Stockbridge" is a lyric poem by William Cullen Bryant that reflects on the natural beauty and tranquil, moral grandeur of the Housatonic River near Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
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Poems (1821) by William Cullen Bryant
"Poems" (1821) by William Cullen Bryant is the poet’s first major collection, notable for helping establish his reputation as an important early American Romantic voice.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson’s poem "Concord Hymn"
Ralph Waldo Emerson’s poem "Concord Hymn" is a patriotic work best known for its phrase "the shot heard round the world," commemorating the opening battle of the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Longfellow Deeds
Longfellow Deeds is the kind-hearted, small-town everyman who unexpectedly inherits a fortune and challenges big-city greed in the classic film "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town."
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Evangeline
Evangeline is a narrative work—likely a fantasy or historical fiction story—that features the character Basil the blacksmith.
- 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: poem "Evangeline" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Target entity description: "Evangeline" is a narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that tells the tragic love story of an Acadian woman separated from her betrothed during the 18th-century expulsion of the Acadians.
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A.
poem "The Housatonic at Stockbridge" by William Cullen Bryant
"The Housatonic at Stockbridge" is a lyric poem by William Cullen Bryant that reflects on the natural beauty and tranquil, moral grandeur of the Housatonic River near Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
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B.
Poems (1821) by William Cullen Bryant
"Poems" (1821) by William Cullen Bryant is the poet’s first major collection, notable for helping establish his reputation as an important early American Romantic voice.
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C.
Ralph Waldo Emerson’s poem "Concord Hymn"
Ralph Waldo Emerson’s poem "Concord Hymn" is a patriotic work best known for its phrase "the shot heard round the world," commemorating the opening battle of the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Longfellow Deeds
Longfellow Deeds is the kind-hearted, small-town everyman who unexpectedly inherits a fortune and challenges big-city greed in the classic film "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town."
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E.
Evangeline
Evangeline is a narrative work—likely a fantasy or historical fiction story—that features the character Basil the blacksmith.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | narrative poem ⓘ |
| adaptation |
musical adaptations
ⓘ
silent films ⓘ sound films ⓘ stage adaptations ⓘ |
| author | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | popular success in the 19th century ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 1847 ⓘ |
| genre |
historical poetry
ⓘ
romantic poetry ⓘ |
| hasIllustratedEdition | True ⓘ |
| historicalContext | French and Indian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEventDepicted | Expulsion of the Acadians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Acadian cultural identity
ⓘ
American romantic literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hexameter tradition in German poetry
ⓘ
Virgil's Aeneid NERFINISHED ⓘ classical epic poetry ⓘ |
| languageStyle | elevated poetic diction ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
epic verse
ⓘ
romantic narrative ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American Romanticism ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Gabriel Lajeunesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Evangeline Bellefontaine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gabriel Lajeunesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | dactylic hexameter ⓘ |
| notableLine | This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| part |
Part the First
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Part the Second ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
exile
ⓘ
faithfulness ⓘ loss ⓘ love ⓘ perseverance ⓘ |
| protagonist | Evangeline Bellefontaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1847 ⓘ |
| publisher | William D. Ticknor & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Acadia
NERFINISHED
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American Midwest NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand-Pré NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| structure | two parts ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Acadian diaspora
NERFINISHED
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tragic love story ⓘ |
| title | Evangeline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: poem "Evangeline" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Description of subject: "Evangeline" is a narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that tells the tragic love story of an Acadian woman separated from her betrothed during the 18th-century expulsion of the Acadians.
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