To a Waterfowl
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"To a Waterfowl" is a meditative lyric poem by William Cullen Bryant that reflects on divine guidance and human perseverance through the solitary flight of a bird across the sky.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| To a Waterfowl canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1674350 — 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: To a Waterfowl Context triple: [William Cullen Bryant, notableWork, To a Waterfowl]
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A.
The Threatened Swan
The Threatened Swan is a famous 17th-century Dutch painting by Jan Asselijn depicting a defensive swan, often interpreted as a political allegory, and is one of the notable works housed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
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B.
A Bird came down the Walk
"A Bird came down the Walk" is a lyric poem by Emily Dickinson that closely observes a bird’s behavior to explore the delicate boundary between nature and human perception.
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C.
The Water-Lily Pond
The Water-Lily Pond is a famous Impressionist painting by Claude Monet depicting his iconic Japanese-style bridge and water-lily-filled pond in his garden at Giverny.
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D.
The Oxbow
The Oxbow is an 1836 landscape painting by American artist Thomas Cole that dramatically contrasts untamed wilderness with cultivated farmland along a bend in the Connecticut River, symbolizing the tension between nature and civilization.
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E.
Song to a Seagull
Song to a Seagull is the 1968 debut studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, showcasing her early folk sound and poetic lyricism.
- 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: To a Waterfowl Target entity description: "To a Waterfowl" is a meditative lyric poem by William Cullen Bryant that reflects on divine guidance and human perseverance through the solitary flight of a bird across the sky.
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A.
The Threatened Swan
The Threatened Swan is a famous 17th-century Dutch painting by Jan Asselijn depicting a defensive swan, often interpreted as a political allegory, and is one of the notable works housed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
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B.
A Bird came down the Walk
"A Bird came down the Walk" is a lyric poem by Emily Dickinson that closely observes a bird’s behavior to explore the delicate boundary between nature and human perception.
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C.
The Water-Lily Pond
The Water-Lily Pond is a famous Impressionist painting by Claude Monet depicting his iconic Japanese-style bridge and water-lily-filled pond in his garden at Giverny.
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D.
The Oxbow
The Oxbow is an 1836 landscape painting by American artist Thomas Cole that dramatically contrasts untamed wilderness with cultivated farmland along a bend in the Connecticut River, symbolizing the tension between nature and civilization.
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E.
Song to a Seagull
Song to a Seagull is the 1968 debut studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, showcasing her early folk sound and poetic lyricism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lyric poem
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meditative poem ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| addresses | a waterfowl ⓘ |
| author | William Cullen Bryant ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| conveys | trust in a higher power ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| firstPublicationDate | 1818 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | North American Review ⓘ |
| form | rhymed stanzas ⓘ |
| genre |
nature poetry
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religious poetry ⓘ |
| imagery |
horizon
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sky ⓘ solitary bird ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of William Cullen Bryant’s poems ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Christian belief ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
apostrophe
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imagery ⓘ personification ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American Romanticism ⓘ |
| meter | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| notableLine |
He, who, from zone to zone, / Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight
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He, who, from zone to zone, / Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight, / In the long way that I must tread alone, / Will lead my steps aright. ⓘ |
| setting | evening sky ⓘ |
| studiedIn | American literature courses ⓘ |
| subject | a solitary waterfowl in flight ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
the human soul’s journey
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trust in God ⓘ |
| theme |
Providence
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divine guidance ⓘ faith ⓘ human journey ⓘ perseverance ⓘ solitude ⓘ |
| tone |
contemplative
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reverent ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: To a Waterfowl Description of subject: "To a Waterfowl" is a meditative lyric poem by William Cullen Bryant that reflects on divine guidance and human perseverance through the solitary flight of a bird across the sky.
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
collected poems of William Cullen Bryant