The Hawk in the Rain
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The Hawk in the Rain is Ted Hughes’s acclaimed debut poetry collection, noted for its powerful, nature-driven imagery and visceral exploration of the natural world.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Hawk in the Rain canonical | 7 |
| The Hawk in the Rain (US edition) | 1 |
| The Hawk in the Rain (poem) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1045901 — 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: The Hawk in the Rain Context triple: [Ted Hughes, notableWork, The Hawk in the Rain]
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A.
La Distribution des Aigles
La Distribution des Aigles is the original French title of Jacques-Louis David’s neoclassical painting depicting Napoleon ceremonially presenting imperial eagles to his troops.
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B.
A Further Range
A Further Range is a 1936 poetry collection by Robert Frost that explores themes of nature, politics, and human experience, and helped solidify his reputation as a major American poet.
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C.
Shadows on the Rock
Shadows on the Rock is a historical novel by Willa Cather set in 17th-century Quebec, exploring themes of faith, community, and cultural identity in the French colonial world.
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D.
Le Blaireau
Le Blaireau is the famous nickname of Bernard Hinault, the legendary French cyclist and multiple Tour de France winner.
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E.
The Ebony Horse
The Ebony Horse is a fantastical tale from The Arabian Nights about a magical mechanical steed that can fly its rider to distant lands, blending romance, adventure, and wonder.
- 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: The Hawk in the Rain Target entity description: The Hawk in the Rain is Ted Hughes’s acclaimed debut poetry collection, noted for its powerful, nature-driven imagery and visceral exploration of the natural world.
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A.
La Distribution des Aigles
La Distribution des Aigles is the original French title of Jacques-Louis David’s neoclassical painting depicting Napoleon ceremonially presenting imperial eagles to his troops.
-
B.
A Further Range
A Further Range is a 1936 poetry collection by Robert Frost that explores themes of nature, politics, and human experience, and helped solidify his reputation as a major American poet.
-
C.
Shadows on the Rock
Shadows on the Rock is a historical novel by Willa Cather set in 17th-century Quebec, exploring themes of faith, community, and cultural identity in the French colonial world.
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D.
Le Blaireau
Le Blaireau is the famous nickname of Bernard Hinault, the legendary French cyclist and multiple Tour de France winner.
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E.
The Ebony Horse
The Ebony Horse is a fantastical tale from The Arabian Nights about a magical mechanical steed that can fly its rider to distant lands, blending romance, adventure, and wonder.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | Ted Hughes ⓘ |
| awarded |
Galbraith Prize
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Hawthornden Prize ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| debutWorkOf | Ted Hughes ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| followedBy | Lupercal ⓘ |
| form |
lyric poetry
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narrative poetry ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Faber and Faber first edition cover ⓘ |
| hasPoem |
Six Young Men
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The Hawk in the Rain (poem) ⓘ
linked to:
The Hawk in the Rain
The Horses ⓘ The Jaguar ⓘ
linked to:
Jaguar
The Martyrdom of Bishop Farrar ⓘ The Thought-Fox ⓘ Wind ⓘ |
| hasSection | Lupercalia and Other Poems (US edition selection context) ⓘ |
| influenced | reputation of Ted Hughes as a major 20th-century poet ⓘ |
| inLanguage | English ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | post-war British poetry ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
powerful nature-driven imagery
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visceral exploration of the natural world ⓘ |
| partOf | Ted Hughes bibliography ⓘ |
| precededBy | none (debut collection) ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| publisher | Faber and Faber ⓘ |
| setting |
British countryside
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rural landscapes ⓘ |
| style |
dense metaphor
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muscular, physical language ⓘ vivid imagery ⓘ |
| subject |
animals
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death and memory ⓘ landscape ⓘ weather ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic study
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literary criticism ⓘ |
| theme |
animal life
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human relationship with nature ⓘ nature ⓘ violence in the natural world ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Hawk in the Rain
Lupercalia and Other Poems (US edition selection context)
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partOf
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The Hawk in the Rain (US edition)
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linked to: The Hawk in the Rain