Ulalume
E195671
"Ulalume" is a dark, melancholic poem by Edgar Allan Poe that explores themes of grief, memory, and the haunting power of lost love.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ulalume canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1747057 — 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: Ulalume Context triple: [Annabel Lee, relatedWorkByAuthor, Ulalume]
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A.
The Turim
The Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes halakhic rulings into four major sections.
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B.
Hamutal
Hamutal was a queen of Judah, known as the mother of the last king of Judah, Zedekiah, during the final years before the Babylonian exile.
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C.
Lunan
Lunan is a small coastal settlement in Angus, Scotland, known for its proximity to the scenic Lunan Bay beach.
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D.
Yma Sumac
Yma Sumac was a renowned Peruvian soprano celebrated for her extraordinary vocal range and exoticized "Incan princess" persona in mid-20th-century popular and classical music.
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E.
Ntumu
Ntumu is a dialect of the Fang language spoken by Fang communities in parts of Central Africa, particularly in Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Cameroon.
- 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: Ulalume Target entity description: "Ulalume" is a dark, melancholic poem by Edgar Allan Poe that explores themes of grief, memory, and the haunting power of lost love.
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A.
The Turim
The Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes halakhic rulings into four major sections.
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B.
Hamutal
Hamutal was a queen of Judah, known as the mother of the last king of Judah, Zedekiah, during the final years before the Babylonian exile.
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C.
Lunan
Lunan is a small coastal settlement in Angus, Scotland, known for its proximity to the scenic Lunan Bay beach.
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D.
Yma Sumac
Yma Sumac was a renowned Peruvian soprano celebrated for her extraordinary vocal range and exoticized "Incan princess" persona in mid-20th-century popular and classical music.
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E.
Ntumu
Ntumu is a dialect of the Fang language spoken by Fang communities in parts of Central Africa, particularly in Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Cameroon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| author | Edgar Allan Poe ⓘ |
| character |
Psyche
ⓘ
the unnamed narrator ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| firstPublishedIn | American Review ⓘ |
| genre |
Gothic poetry
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ |
| hasImageryType |
astral imagery
ⓘ
funereal imagery ⓘ macabre imagery ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | Gothic literature ⓘ |
| hasPublicationForm |
magazine publication
ⓘ
poetry collection reprints ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Ulalume ⓘ |
| isInCopyright | no ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
death
ⓘ
grief ⓘ lost love ⓘ memory ⓘ the uncanny ⓘ |
| meter | irregular meter ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1847 ⓘ |
| partOf | Edgar Allan Poe bibliography ⓘ |
| periodOfWork | late Poe period ⓘ |
| publicDomainStatus | public domain ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | complex rhyme scheme ⓘ |
| setting | a desolate autumn landscape ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism ⓘ |
| symbol |
the night sky
ⓘ
the star Astarte ⓘ
linked to:
Astarte
the tomb ⓘ |
| tone |
dark
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
alliteration
ⓘ
internal rhyme ⓘ personification ⓘ repetition ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ulalume Description of subject: "Ulalume" is a dark, melancholic poem by Edgar Allan Poe that explores themes of grief, memory, and the haunting power of lost love.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.