poem "The Man-Moth"
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"The Man-Moth" is an early surreal, psychologically rich poem by Elizabeth Bishop that imagines a fantastical, nocturnal creature as a metaphor for human vulnerability and alienation.
All labels observed (1)
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| poem "The Man-Moth" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20953737 — 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: poem "The Man-Moth" Context triple: [Poems: North & South—A Cold Spring, hasPart, poem "The Man-Moth"]
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The Moth Poem
The Moth Poem is a major long poem by American-born Canadian poet Robin Blaser, noted for its experimental, serial form and its exploration of language, perception, and the sacred in everyday life.
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poem "The Hudsonian Curlew"
"The Hudsonian Curlew" is a poem from Gary Snyder’s Pulitzer Prize–winning collection "Turtle Island," reflecting his characteristic blend of nature, ecology, and contemplative observation.
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C.
poem "Coma Berenices"
"Coma Berenices" is a Hellenistic poem, famously adapted by the Roman poet Catullus, that mythologizes Queen Berenice II of Egypt’s sacrificed lock of hair as a newly formed constellation.
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poem "The Book of Longing"
"The Book of Longing" is a reflective, lyrical poem by Leonard Cohen that explores themes of desire, spirituality, aging, and introspection in his characteristically spare, musical language.
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poem "Pantomime"
"Pantomime" is a lyrical poem by Paul Verlaine, included in his collection *Fêtes galantes*, that evokes theatrical, dreamlike scenes inspired by commedia dell’arte characters.
- 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: poem "The Man-Moth" Target entity description: "The Man-Moth" is an early surreal, psychologically rich poem by Elizabeth Bishop that imagines a fantastical, nocturnal creature as a metaphor for human vulnerability and alienation.
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A.
The Moth Poem
The Moth Poem is a major long poem by American-born Canadian poet Robin Blaser, noted for its experimental, serial form and its exploration of language, perception, and the sacred in everyday life.
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B.
poem "The Hudsonian Curlew"
"The Hudsonian Curlew" is a poem from Gary Snyder’s Pulitzer Prize–winning collection "Turtle Island," reflecting his characteristic blend of nature, ecology, and contemplative observation.
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C.
poem "Coma Berenices"
"Coma Berenices" is a Hellenistic poem, famously adapted by the Roman poet Catullus, that mythologizes Queen Berenice II of Egypt’s sacrificed lock of hair as a newly formed constellation.
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D.
poem "The Book of Longing"
"The Book of Longing" is a reflective, lyrical poem by Leonard Cohen that explores themes of desire, spirituality, aging, and introspection in his characteristically spare, musical language.
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E.
poem "Pantomime"
"Pantomime" is a lyrical poem by Paul Verlaine, included in his collection *Fêtes galantes*, that evokes theatrical, dreamlike scenes inspired by commedia dell’arte characters.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.