Out, Out—
E111833
"Out, Out—" is a narrative poem by Robert Frost that poignantly depicts the tragic death of a young boy in a saw accident, exploring themes of fragility, loss, and human indifference.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Out, Out— canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T957307 — 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: Out, Out— Context triple: [Robert Frost, notableWork, Out, Out—]
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A.
Yonder We Go
"Yonder We Go" is a track from the folk album *Harrow Songs* by English singer-songwriter and guitarist James Yorkston.
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B.
The Rains Came
The Rains Came is a 1939 American drama film set in India that is renowned for its groundbreaking special effects and won the first-ever Academy Award for Best Special Effects.
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C.
There Was a Child Went Forth
"There Was a Child Went Forth" is a reflective, early-life-themed poem by Walt Whitman that explores how a child's identity is shaped by the people, places, and experiences around them.
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D.
Song to a Seagull
Song to a Seagull is the 1968 debut studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, showcasing her early folk sound and poetic lyricism.
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E.
God Help the Child
God Help the Child is a 2015 novel by Toni Morrison that explores themes of childhood trauma, colorism, and the lasting impact of abuse through the story of a dark-skinned woman named Bride.
- 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: Out, Out— Target entity description: "Out, Out—" is a narrative poem by Robert Frost that poignantly depicts the tragic death of a young boy in a saw accident, exploring themes of fragility, loss, and human indifference.
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A.
Yonder We Go
"Yonder We Go" is a track from the folk album *Harrow Songs* by English singer-songwriter and guitarist James Yorkston.
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B.
The Rains Came
The Rains Came is a 1939 American drama film set in India that is renowned for its groundbreaking special effects and won the first-ever Academy Award for Best Special Effects.
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C.
There Was a Child Went Forth
"There Was a Child Went Forth" is a reflective, early-life-themed poem by Walt Whitman that explores how a child's identity is shaped by the people, places, and experiences around them.
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D.
Song to a Seagull
Song to a Seagull is the 1968 debut studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, showcasing her early folk sound and poetic lyricism.
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E.
God Help the Child
God Help the Child is a 2015 novel by Toni Morrison that explores themes of childhood trauma, colorism, and the lasting impact of abuse through the story of a dark-skinned woman named Bride.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
narrative poem
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poem ⓘ |
| author | Robert Frost ⓘ |
| centralEvent |
death of the boy
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saw accident ⓘ |
| collectedIn | Mountain Interval ⓘ |
| collectedInPublicationYear | 1916 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| firstPublicationYear | 1916 ⓘ |
| form | single stanza ⓘ |
| genre | American poetry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lineCountApproximate | 34 ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
enjambment
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foreshadowing ⓘ imagery ⓘ personification ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | young boy ⓘ |
| meter | blank verse ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrator ⓘ |
| notableQuote |
"And they, since they were not the one dead, turned to their affairs"
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"Call it a day, I wish they might have said" ⓘ |
| publisher | Henry Holt and Company ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | unrhymed iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| setting |
farmyard
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rural Vermont ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
high school literature curricula
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university literature courses ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
child labor
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family tragedy ⓘ industrial labor ⓘ |
| theme |
childhood and work
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fragility of life ⓘ human indifference ⓘ loss ⓘ sudden death ⓘ violence and accident ⓘ |
| titleAllusion |
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
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linked to:
Macbeth
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| titleSource | "Out, out, brief candle!" ⓘ |
| titleSourceWork |
Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 5
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linked to:
Macbeth
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| tone |
detached
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ironic ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Out, Out— Description of subject: "Out, Out—" is a narrative poem by Robert Frost that poignantly depicts the tragic death of a young boy in a saw accident, exploring themes of fragility, loss, and human indifference.
Referenced by (3)
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