A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning
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"A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" is a metaphysical love poem by John Donne that consoles a departing lover by portraying their spiritual bond as unbreakable despite physical separation.
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| A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21054950 — 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 Valediction: Forbidding Mourning Context triple: [Songs and Sonnets, containsWork, A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning]
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A.
Valediction
"Valediction" is a poem by Seamus Heaney that reflects on parting and emotional transition, included in his debut collection *Death of a Naturalist*.
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B.
Sonnet 55
Sonnet 55 is one of William Shakespeare’s most famous sonnets, notable for its meditation on the power of poetry to immortalize the beloved beyond the ravages of time and decay.
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C.
Sonnet 116
Sonnet 116 is one of William Shakespeare’s most famous sonnets, renowned for its meditation on the steadfast and unchanging nature of true love.
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D.
An Elegy upon the Death of the Dean of Paul’s, Dr. John Donne
"An Elegy upon the Death of the Dean of Paul’s, Dr. John Donne" is a 17th-century commemorative poem by Thomas Carew that mourns and celebrates the life, wit, and poetic legacy of the metaphysical poet John Donne.
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E.
On My First Son
"On My First Son" is a poignant elegiac poem by Ben Jonson mourning the death of his young son and reflecting on grief, love, and the nature of loss.
- 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 Valediction: Forbidding Mourning Target entity description: "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" is a metaphysical love poem by John Donne that consoles a departing lover by portraying their spiritual bond as unbreakable despite physical separation.
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A.
Valediction
"Valediction" is a poem by Seamus Heaney that reflects on parting and emotional transition, included in his debut collection *Death of a Naturalist*.
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B.
Sonnet 55
Sonnet 55 is one of William Shakespeare’s most famous sonnets, notable for its meditation on the power of poetry to immortalize the beloved beyond the ravages of time and decay.
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C.
Sonnet 116
Sonnet 116 is one of William Shakespeare’s most famous sonnets, renowned for its meditation on the steadfast and unchanging nature of true love.
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D.
An Elegy upon the Death of the Dean of Paul’s, Dr. John Donne
"An Elegy upon the Death of the Dean of Paul’s, Dr. John Donne" is a 17th-century commemorative poem by Thomas Carew that mourns and celebrates the life, wit, and poetic legacy of the metaphysical poet John Donne.
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E.
On My First Son
"On My First Son" is a poignant elegiac poem by Ben Jonson mourning the death of his young son and reflecting on grief, love, and the nature of loss.
- F. None of above. chosen
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