short story "Water, All Its Weight"
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"Water, All Its Weight" is a short story by Roxane Gay that appears in her collection Difficult Women, exploring themes of emotional burden and transformation through surreal, water-infused imagery.
All labels observed (1)
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| short story "Water, All Its Weight" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: short story "Water, All Its Weight" Context triple: [Difficult Women, hasPart, short story "Water, All Its Weight"]
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Light Is Like Water
"Light Is Like Water" is a short story by Gabriel García Márquez, noted for its magical realist portrayal of two boys whose fantastical use of light leads to a tragic, dreamlike climax.
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The Day of Atonement (short story)
"The Day of Atonement" is a short story by Samson Raphaelson that inspired the landmark 1927 film "The Jazz Singer," exploring themes of Jewish identity, tradition, and assimilation in America.
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The Pond
The Pond is a picturesque man-made lake in the southeast corner of New York City's Central Park, known for its tranquil scenery, wildlife, and views of the surrounding skyline.
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The Pond
"The Pond" is a painting by British artist L. S. Lowry, depicting an industrial urban scene in his distinctive naïve style populated by matchstick-like figures.
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Lightwater
Lightwater is a village and civil parish in the English county of Surrey, known for its residential character and proximity to heathland and countryside.
- 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: short story "Water, All Its Weight" Target entity description: "Water, All Its Weight" is a short story by Roxane Gay that appears in her collection Difficult Women, exploring themes of emotional burden and transformation through surreal, water-infused imagery.
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A.
Light Is Like Water
"Light Is Like Water" is a short story by Gabriel García Márquez, noted for its magical realist portrayal of two boys whose fantastical use of light leads to a tragic, dreamlike climax.
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B.
The Day of Atonement (short story)
"The Day of Atonement" is a short story by Samson Raphaelson that inspired the landmark 1927 film "The Jazz Singer," exploring themes of Jewish identity, tradition, and assimilation in America.
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C.
The Pond
The Pond is a picturesque man-made lake in the southeast corner of New York City's Central Park, known for its tranquil scenery, wildlife, and views of the surrounding skyline.
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D.
The Pond
"The Pond" is a painting by British artist L. S. Lowry, depicting an industrial urban scene in his distinctive naïve style populated by matchstick-like figures.
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E.
Lightwater
Lightwater is a village and civil parish in the English county of Surrey, known for its residential character and proximity to heathland and countryside.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | Roxane Gay ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| explores |
psychological effects of trauma
ⓘ
tension between interior and exterior realities ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Difficult Women ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
short fiction ⓘ |
| hasCentralCharacter | unnamed woman protagonist ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | Difficult Women ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary literature ⓘ |
| motif |
flooding
ⓘ
water ⓘ weight ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
magical realism
ⓘ
surrealism ⓘ |
| partOf | Roxane Gay bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstBookAppearance | Grove Press ⓘ |
| setting | contemporary United States ⓘ |
| settingFeature | house gradually filling with water ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional burden
ⓘ
female experience ⓘ grief ⓘ isolation ⓘ marital strain ⓘ transformation ⓘ |
| workByAuthor | Roxane Gay ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: short story "Water, All Its Weight" Description of subject: "Water, All Its Weight" is a short story by Roxane Gay that appears in her collection Difficult Women, exploring themes of emotional burden and transformation through surreal, water-infused imagery.
Referenced by (1)
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