Funeral Blues
E121573
"Funeral Blues" is a famous elegiac poem by W. H. Auden that poignantly expresses grief and the devastation of losing a loved one.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Funeral Blues canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1016360 — 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: Funeral Blues Context triple: [W. H. Auden, notableWork, Funeral Blues]
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A.
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain
"I felt a Funeral, in my Brain" is a lyric poem by Emily Dickinson that vividly depicts psychological anguish and the disintegration of consciousness through the extended metaphor of an internal funeral.
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B.
Because I could not stop for Death
"Because I could not stop for Death" is a renowned lyric poem by Emily Dickinson that personifies Death as a courteous suitor escorting the speaker on a reflective journey toward eternity.
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C.
In Memoriam
In Memoriam is the annual Academy Awards tribute segment honoring film industry members who have died in the preceding year.
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D.
Anthem for Doomed Youth
"Anthem for Doomed Youth" is a powerful World War I poem by Wilfred Owen that mourns the senseless slaughter of young soldiers and criticizes the romanticization of war.
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E.
Famous Blue Raincoat
"Famous Blue Raincoat" is a melancholic, narrative song by Leonard Cohen, written as a letter that explores themes of betrayal, regret, and complex love.
- 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: Funeral Blues Target entity description: "Funeral Blues" is a famous elegiac poem by W. H. Auden that poignantly expresses grief and the devastation of losing a loved one.
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A.
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain
"I felt a Funeral, in my Brain" is a lyric poem by Emily Dickinson that vividly depicts psychological anguish and the disintegration of consciousness through the extended metaphor of an internal funeral.
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B.
Because I could not stop for Death
"Because I could not stop for Death" is a renowned lyric poem by Emily Dickinson that personifies Death as a courteous suitor escorting the speaker on a reflective journey toward eternity.
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C.
In Memoriam
In Memoriam is the annual Academy Awards tribute segment honoring film industry members who have died in the preceding year.
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D.
Anthem for Doomed Youth
"Anthem for Doomed Youth" is a powerful World War I poem by Wilfred Owen that mourns the senseless slaughter of young soldiers and criticizes the romanticization of war.
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E.
Famous Blue Raincoat
"Famous Blue Raincoat" is a melancholic, narrative song by Leonard Cohen, written as a letter that explores themes of betrayal, regret, and complex love.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elegy
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Stop all the clocks ⓘ |
| author | W. H. Auden ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
frequently read at funerals
ⓘ
popular in English-speaking countries ⓘ |
| expresses |
desire to halt ordinary life after bereavement
ⓘ
devastation at the death of a loved one ⓘ sense that the world has lost its meaning ⓘ |
| firstLine | Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone ⓘ |
| focusesOn | emotional impact of bereavement ⓘ |
| form | lyric poem ⓘ |
| genre | elegiac poetry ⓘ |
| imagery |
cosmic imagery
ⓘ
funeral imagery ⓘ silence and stillness ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernist poetry ⓘ |
| meter | predominantly iambic ⓘ |
| mood |
despairing
ⓘ
sorrowful ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person speaker ⓘ |
| notableLine |
He was my North, my South, my East and West
ⓘ
I thought that love would last for ever: I was wrong ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| portrays |
death as total and final separation
ⓘ
love as central to the speaker’s world ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | regular rhyme scheme ⓘ |
| setting | unspecified modern urban environment ⓘ |
| structure | four quatrains ⓘ |
| subject | death of a beloved partner ⓘ |
| theme |
death
ⓘ
grief ⓘ loss of a loved one ⓘ mourning ⓘ |
| tone |
lamenting
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
hyperbole
ⓘ
imperative mood ⓘ metaphor ⓘ personification ⓘ |
| widelyAnthologized | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Funeral Blues Description of subject: "Funeral Blues" is a famous elegiac poem by W. H. Auden that poignantly expresses grief and the devastation of losing a loved one.
Referenced by (4)
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