Make It New
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"Make It New" is Ezra Pound’s famous modernist slogan advocating radical innovation and a break from literary tradition in art and poetry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Make It New canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1009821 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Make It New Context triple: [Ezra Pound, notableIdea, Make It New]
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A.
Our Very Own
"Our Very Own" is a 1950 American drama film starring Ann Blyth and Jane Wyatt that explores the emotional upheaval of a teenager who discovers she is adopted.
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Come and Get It
Come and Get It is a 1936 American drama film, co-directed by Howard Hawks and William Wyler, best known for featuring Walter Brennan in an Oscar-winning supporting performance.
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Song to Song
Song to Song is a 2017 experimental romantic drama film directed by Terrence Malick, known for its impressionistic narrative, Austin music-scene setting, and fluid, visually striking cinematography.
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It Don’t Have to Change
"It Don’t Have to Change" is a soulful R&B track by John Legend from his debut album "Get Lifted," showcasing his smooth vocals and reflective songwriting.
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They Say
"They Say" is a song title that has been used by multiple artists across genres, typically exploring themes of external judgment and personal identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Make It New Target entity description: "Make It New" is Ezra Pound’s famous modernist slogan advocating radical innovation and a break from literary tradition in art and poetry.
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A.
Our Very Own
"Our Very Own" is a 1950 American drama film starring Ann Blyth and Jane Wyatt that explores the emotional upheaval of a teenager who discovers she is adopted.
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B.
Come and Get It
Come and Get It is a 1936 American drama film, co-directed by Howard Hawks and William Wyler, best known for featuring Walter Brennan in an Oscar-winning supporting performance.
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C.
Song to Song
Song to Song is a 2017 experimental romantic drama film directed by Terrence Malick, known for its impressionistic narrative, Austin music-scene setting, and fluid, visually striking cinematography.
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D.
It Don’t Have to Change
"It Don’t Have to Change" is a soulful R&B track by John Legend from his debut album "Get Lifted," showcasing his smooth vocals and reflective songwriting.
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E.
They Say
"They Say" is a song title that has been used by multiple artists across genres, typically exploring themes of external judgment and personal identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aesthetic principle
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literary slogan ⓘ modernist slogan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
20th-century poetry
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avant-garde literature ⓘ literary modernism ⓘ modernism ⓘ |
| coreIdea |
artists should radically revise inherited forms
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emphasis on originality and formal innovation ⓘ tradition must be transformed rather than merely preserved ⓘ |
| creator | Ezra Pound ⓘ |
| describedAs |
call to artistic revolution
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famous modernist slogan ⓘ programmatic motto of Ezra Pound ⓘ |
| field |
art theory
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literature ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
canon formation in 20th-century literature
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self-understanding of modernist writers ⓘ teaching of modernist literature ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early 20th century
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interwar period ⓘ |
| influenced |
literary criticism
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modernist poetry ⓘ modernist prose ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Chinese literary tradition (attributed source phrase)
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classical scholarship of Ezra Pound ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
break with literary tradition
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formal experimentation ⓘ innovation in art ⓘ rejection of Victorian aesthetics ⓘ renewal of cultural forms ⓘ |
| notableProponent | Ezra Pound ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
high modernism
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imagism ⓘ literary experimentation ⓘ vorticism ⓘ |
| usedAs |
critical shorthand for modernist aesthetics
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rallying cry for artistic experimentation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Make It New Description of subject: "Make It New" is Ezra Pound’s famous modernist slogan advocating radical innovation and a break from literary tradition in art and poetry.
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