My Shadow
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"My Shadow" is a well-known children's poem by Robert Louis Stevenson that playfully explores a child's fascination with their own shadow.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| My Shadow canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13437514 — 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: My Shadow Context triple: [A Child’s Garden of Verses, hasPoem, My Shadow]
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A.
Moonlight Shadow
"Moonlight Shadow" is a 1983 pop-rock song by English multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield, featuring vocals by Maggie Reilly and known for its melodic guitar work and haunting, narrative lyrics.
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B.
Moonshadow
"Moonshadow" is a gentle, folk-inspired song by Cat Stevens that reflects on resilience and optimism in the face of life's hardships.
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C.
Moonshadow
Moonshadow is a critically acclaimed, literary-style science fiction comic series known for its painted artwork and philosophical coming-of-age story, originally published by Epic Comics.
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D.
White Shadows
"White Shadows" is a song by the British rock band Coldplay from their 2005 album "X&Y."
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E.
The Shadow Knows
"The Shadow Knows" is a 1960 novelty R&B song by The Coasters that plays off the famous catchphrase from the old-time radio drama "The Shadow."
- 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: My Shadow Target entity description: "My Shadow" is a well-known children's poem by Robert Louis Stevenson that playfully explores a child's fascination with their own shadow.
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A.
Moonlight Shadow
"Moonlight Shadow" is a 1983 pop-rock song by English multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield, featuring vocals by Maggie Reilly and known for its melodic guitar work and haunting, narrative lyrics.
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B.
Moonshadow
"Moonshadow" is a gentle, folk-inspired song by Cat Stevens that reflects on resilience and optimism in the face of life's hardships.
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C.
Moonshadow
Moonshadow is a critically acclaimed, literary-style science fiction comic series known for its painted artwork and philosophical coming-of-age story, originally published by Epic Comics.
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D.
White Shadows
"White Shadows" is a song by the British rock band Coldplay from their 2005 album "X&Y."
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E.
The Shadow Knows
"The Shadow Knows" is a 1960 novelty R&B song by The Coasters that plays off the famous catchphrase from the old-time radio drama "The Shadow."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's poem
ⓘ
poem ⓘ poetry collection ⓘ |
| author |
Robert Louis Stevenson
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Robert Louis Stevenson ⓘ |
| containsCharacter | child narrator ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
light and darkness
ⓘ
shadow ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
teaching observation of everyday phenomena
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teaching poetry to children ⓘ |
| frequentlyAnthologizedIn | children's poetry anthologies ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
illustrated picture-book editions
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recitations and audio recordings ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | classic children's poem ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | children's poetry in English ⓘ |
| includedIn |
A Child's Garden of Verses
ⓘ
linked to:
A Child’s Garden of Verses
|
| intendedAudience | children ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
imagery
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personification ⓘ rhyme ⓘ |
| literaryForm | lyric poem ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| meter | regular rhythm ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of a child's perspective
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memorable rhythm and rhyme ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | rhymed verse ⓘ |
| subject | a child's fascination with their own shadow ⓘ |
| theme |
childhood
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imagination ⓘ observation of nature ⓘ playfulness ⓘ self-awareness ⓘ |
| tone |
playful
ⓘ
whimsical ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: My Shadow Description of subject: "My Shadow" is a well-known children's poem by Robert Louis Stevenson that playfully explores a child's fascination with their own shadow.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.