Mr Bones
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Mr Bones is a recurring, often melancholic and darkly comic alter-ego figure in John Berryman’s poetic sequence "The Dream Songs."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mr Bones canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12942310 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mr Bones Context triple: [The Dream Songs, containsCharacter, Mr Bones]
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A.
The Bones
"The Bones" is a hit country-pop song by American singer-songwriter Maren Morris, known for its metaphor-rich lyrics about the strength and resilience of a relationship.
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B.
Them Bones
"Them Bones" is a heavy, riff-driven grunge/metal song by Alice in Chains, known for its dark themes, odd time signatures, and prominent role in defining the band’s early 1990s sound.
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C.
To the Bone
To the Bone is a 2017 drama film about a young woman’s struggle with anorexia, written and directed by Marti Noxon and starring Lily Collins.
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D.
Bonesmen
Bonesmen are members of the secretive Yale University society Skull and Bones, known for its influential and elite alumni network in American politics, business, and culture.
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E.
Bone on Bone
Bone on Bone is a 2017 studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Bruce Cockburn, noted for its intricate acoustic work and reflective, spiritually infused songwriting.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mr Bones Target entity description: Mr Bones is a recurring, often melancholic and darkly comic alter-ego figure in John Berryman’s poetic sequence "The Dream Songs."
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A.
The Bones
"The Bones" is a hit country-pop song by American singer-songwriter Maren Morris, known for its metaphor-rich lyrics about the strength and resilience of a relationship.
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B.
Them Bones
"Them Bones" is a heavy, riff-driven grunge/metal song by Alice in Chains, known for its dark themes, odd time signatures, and prominent role in defining the band’s early 1990s sound.
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C.
To the Bone
To the Bone is a 2017 drama film about a young woman’s struggle with anorexia, written and directed by Marti Noxon and starring Lily Collins.
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D.
Bonesmen
Bonesmen are members of the secretive Yale University society Skull and Bones, known for its influential and elite alumni network in American politics, business, and culture.
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E.
Bone on Bone
Bone on Bone is a 2017 studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Bruce Cockburn, noted for its intricate acoustic work and reflective, spiritually infused songwriting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alter ego
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fictional character ⓘ poetic persona ⓘ recurring character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
77 Dream Songs
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linked to:
The Dream Songs
His Toy, His Dream, His Rest ⓘ The Dream Songs ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Henry (The Dream Songs)
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linked to:
The Dream Songs
|
| belongsToLiteraryMovement | Confessional poetry ⓘ |
| belongsToNationalityContext | American literature ⓘ |
| createdBy | John Berryman ⓘ |
| embodies | African American dialect stereotype ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 1964 ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStyle |
modernist
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postmodern elements ⓘ |
| hasFunctionInText |
choric voice
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comic mask ⓘ dialogic voice ⓘ ethical commentator ⓘ |
| hasLanguageRegister |
colloquial
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vernacular ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasMedium | print ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | evokes mortality and skeletal imagery ⓘ |
| hasRole |
commentator on Henry
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interlocutor of Henry ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
death
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despair ⓘ existential anxiety ⓘ guilt ⓘ identity ⓘ racial representation ⓘ self-consciousness ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| hasTone |
darkly comic
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ironic ⓘ melancholic ⓘ |
| isDescribedAs |
darkly comic figure
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mask for the poet ⓘ melancholic figure ⓘ |
| isPartOf | the sequence of Dream Songs personae ⓘ |
| speaksTo |
Henry (The Dream Songs)
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linked to:
The Dream Songs
|
| usedFor |
comic relief
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dramatic contrast with Henry ⓘ philosophical commentary ⓘ self-critique of the speaker ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mr Bones Description of subject: Mr Bones is a recurring, often melancholic and darkly comic alter-ego figure in John Berryman’s poetic sequence "The Dream Songs."
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