A Witness Tree
E111838
A Witness Tree is a 1942 poetry collection by Robert Frost that reflects his mature style and themes of nature, time, and human experience.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Witness Tree canonical | 2 |
| A Witness Tree (title poem) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T957347 — 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: A Witness Tree Context triple: [Robert Frost, hasSignatureWork, A Witness Tree]
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A.
The Sentinel
The Sentinel is a 1977 supernatural horror film known for its eerie atmosphere and cult status, in which Christopher Walken appears among an ensemble cast.
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B.
The Sentinel
"The Sentinel" is a seminal science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke that helped inspire the concept and themes of his later work "2001: A Space Odyssey."
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C.
The Lawrence Tree
The Lawrence Tree is a famous painting by Georgia O’Keeffe depicting an upward view into the branches of a towering tree at night, inspired by the landscape at D. H. Lawrence’s New Mexico ranch.
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D.
Day of the Vow
Day of the Vow is a South African Afrikaner religious and historical holiday commemorating the Voortrekkers’ victory over the Zulu at the Battle of Blood River in 1838.
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E.
After the Fall
After the Fall is a semi-autobiographical play by Arthur Miller that explores themes of guilt, memory, and personal responsibility, widely seen as reflecting his relationship with Marilyn Monroe and the era of McCarthyism.
- 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: A Witness Tree Target entity description: A Witness Tree is a 1942 poetry collection by Robert Frost that reflects his mature style and themes of nature, time, and human experience.
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A.
The Sentinel
The Sentinel is a 1977 supernatural horror film known for its eerie atmosphere and cult status, in which Christopher Walken appears among an ensemble cast.
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B.
The Sentinel
"The Sentinel" is a seminal science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke that helped inspire the concept and themes of his later work "2001: A Space Odyssey."
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C.
The Lawrence Tree
The Lawrence Tree is a famous painting by Georgia O’Keeffe depicting an upward view into the branches of a towering tree at night, inspired by the landscape at D. H. Lawrence’s New Mexico ranch.
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D.
Day of the Vow
Day of the Vow is a South African Afrikaner religious and historical holiday commemorating the Voortrekkers’ victory over the Zulu at the Battle of Blood River in 1838.
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E.
After the Fall
After the Fall is a semi-autobiographical play by Arthur Miller that explores themes of guilt, memory, and personal responsibility, widely seen as reflecting his relationship with Marilyn Monroe and the era of McCarthyism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | Robert Frost ⓘ |
| authorMaturityPhase | mature style ⓘ |
| awarded | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| form | primarily short lyric poems ⓘ |
| hasPoem |
A Witness Tree (title poem)
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linked to:
A Witness Tree
Carpe Diem ⓘ Come In ⓘ Never Again Would Birds’ Song Be the Same ⓘ The Gift Outright ⓘ The Most of It ⓘ The Silken Tent ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
lyric poetry
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nature poetry ⓘ |
| notablePoem |
Never Again Would Birds’ Song Be the Same
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The Gift Outright ⓘ The Silken Tent ⓘ |
| positionInAuthorOeuvre | one of Robert Frost’s later collections ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| publisher | Henry Holt and Company ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
conversational diction
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symbolic use of natural imagery ⓘ traditional meter and rhyme ⓘ |
| theme |
change
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human experience ⓘ memory ⓘ mortality ⓘ nature ⓘ time ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Witness Tree Description of subject: A Witness Tree is a 1942 poetry collection by Robert Frost that reflects his mature style and themes of nature, time, and human experience.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: A Witness Tree