Hay for the Horses
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"Hay for the Horses" is a poem by Gary Snyder that reflects on manual labor, aging, and the costs of a life spent working.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hay for the Horses canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13035241 — 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: Hay for the Horses Context triple: [Riprap, hasPoem, Hay for the Horses]
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A.
The Horses
"The Horses" is a celebrated early poem by Ted Hughes that vividly depicts a post-apocalyptic dawn encounter with silent, monumental horses, exploring themes of nature’s power and human renewal.
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B.
The Horse
"The Horse" was the nickname of Harry Gallatin, a rugged and durable Hall of Fame NBA forward known for his rebounding and toughness, primarily with the New York Knicks in the 1950s.
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C.
The Horse
The Horse is a renowned early 20th-century Cubist sculpture by Raymond Duchamp-Villon that dynamically abstracts the form and power of a horse.
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D.
All the Tired Horses
"All the Tired Horses" is a song by Bob Dylan, best known as the unconventional, chorus-only opening track of his 1970 album *Self Portrait*.
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E.
Fresh Horses
Fresh Horses is a 1988 romantic drama film starring Molly Ringwald and Andrew McCarthy about a wealthy college student drawn into a complicated relationship with a mysterious young woman from a poorer background.
- 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: Hay for the Horses Target entity description: "Hay for the Horses" is a poem by Gary Snyder that reflects on manual labor, aging, and the costs of a life spent working.
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A.
The Horses
"The Horses" is a celebrated early poem by Ted Hughes that vividly depicts a post-apocalyptic dawn encounter with silent, monumental horses, exploring themes of nature’s power and human renewal.
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B.
The Horse
"The Horse" was the nickname of Harry Gallatin, a rugged and durable Hall of Fame NBA forward known for his rebounding and toughness, primarily with the New York Knicks in the 1950s.
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C.
The Horse
The Horse is a renowned early 20th-century Cubist sculpture by Raymond Duchamp-Villon that dynamically abstracts the form and power of a horse.
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D.
All the Tired Horses
"All the Tired Horses" is a song by Bob Dylan, best known as the unconventional, chorus-only opening track of his 1970 album *Self Portrait*.
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E.
Fresh Horses
Fresh Horses is a 1988 romantic drama film starring Molly Ringwald and Andrew McCarthy about a wealthy college student drawn into a complicated relationship with a mysterious young woman from a poorer background.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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poem ⓘ |
| author | Gary Snyder ⓘ |
| contrasts | youthful dreams with old age realities ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts |
a lifetime of hard work
ⓘ
an older worker looking back on his life ⓘ |
| explores |
identity shaped by work
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the burden of repetitive labor ⓘ the gap between youthful expectations and adult reality ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
the physical toll of labor
ⓘ
the psychological toll of labor ⓘ |
| genre |
free verse
ⓘ
narrative poem ⓘ |
| hasAudience | readers of contemporary American poetry ⓘ |
| hasForm | unrhymed verse ⓘ |
| hasInfluence | discussions of labor in American poetry ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
acceptance of one’s life path
ⓘ
embodied experience of work ⓘ regret and resignation ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | worker’s point of view ⓘ |
| hasReputation | frequently anthologized modern American poem ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
hay hauling
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physical labor ⓘ ranch work ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn |
American literature courses
ⓘ
poetry analysis courses ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
colloquial diction
ⓘ
enjambment ⓘ first-person narration ⓘ imagery ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Beat Generation ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
aging
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manual labor ⓘ reflection on life choices ⓘ the cost of a life spent working ⓘ working-class experience ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century American poetry ⓘ |
| portrays | working-class rural life ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
Riprap and Cold Mountain Poems
ⓘ
Turtle Island ⓘ |
| setting | rural American West ⓘ |
| tone |
matter-of-fact
ⓘ
reflective ⓘ |
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Subject: Hay for the Horses Description of subject: "Hay for the Horses" is a poem by Gary Snyder that reflects on manual labor, aging, and the costs of a life spent working.
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