Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight
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"Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight" is a poem by Vachel Lindsay that imagines the restless ghost of Abraham Lincoln wandering the streets of Springfield, Illinois, burdened by the sorrows and conflicts of the modern world.
All labels observed (1)
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| Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2314253 — 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: Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight Context triple: [Vachel Lindsay, notableWork, Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight]
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A.
Lincoln the Unknown
"Lincoln the Unknown" is a biographical book by Dale Carnegie that offers an accessible, narrative-driven portrait of Abraham Lincoln’s personal struggles and character development.
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B.
The Boy Lincoln
The Boy Lincoln is a painting by American artist Eastman Johnson that depicts Abraham Lincoln’s humble frontier youth, emphasizing his rise from modest beginnings.
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C.
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is a 2012 action-horror film that reimagines the 16th U.S. president as a secret slayer of vampires threatening America.
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D.
The Horseman on the Roof
The Horseman on the Roof is a 1995 French historical adventure-romance film set during a 19th-century cholera epidemic in Provence, based on Jean Giono’s novel and starring Juliette Binoche and Olivier Martinez.
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E.
The Parade
The Parade is a historic Olmsted-designed public park space in Buffalo, New York, originally created as a grand civic grounds for recreation, gatherings, and cultural events.
- 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: Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight Target entity description: "Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight" is a poem by Vachel Lindsay that imagines the restless ghost of Abraham Lincoln wandering the streets of Springfield, Illinois, burdened by the sorrows and conflicts of the modern world.
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A.
Lincoln the Unknown
"Lincoln the Unknown" is a biographical book by Dale Carnegie that offers an accessible, narrative-driven portrait of Abraham Lincoln’s personal struggles and character development.
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B.
The Boy Lincoln
The Boy Lincoln is a painting by American artist Eastman Johnson that depicts Abraham Lincoln’s humble frontier youth, emphasizing his rise from modest beginnings.
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C.
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is a 2012 action-horror film that reimagines the 16th U.S. president as a secret slayer of vampires threatening America.
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D.
The Horseman on the Roof
The Horseman on the Roof is a 1995 French historical adventure-romance film set during a 19th-century cholera epidemic in Provence, based on Jean Giono’s novel and starring Juliette Binoche and Olivier Martinez.
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E.
The Parade
The Parade is a historic Olmsted-designed public park space in Buffalo, New York, originally created as a grand civic grounds for recreation, gatherings, and cultural events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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poem ⓘ |
| author | Vachel Lindsay ⓘ |
| concerns |
conflicts of the modern era
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sorrows of the world ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts | ghost of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| depictsEmotion |
grief
ⓘ
restlessness ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | restless ghost of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| focusesOn | emotional impact of war on conscience ⓘ |
| form | lyric-narrative poem ⓘ |
| genre | narrative poem ⓘ |
| hasImagery |
haunting presence of Lincoln
ⓘ
nocturnal wandering ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| imagines | Abraham Lincoln wandering the streets at night ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American poetry ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| portrays | Abraham Lincoln as troubled by modern conflicts ⓘ |
| setInTime | modern world ⓘ |
| settingDetail | streets of Springfield, Illinois ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Springfield, Illinois ⓘ |
| subject | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| theme |
burden of leadership
ⓘ
moral responsibility ⓘ sorrow ⓘ war ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Vachel Lindsay ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight Description of subject: "Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight" is a poem by Vachel Lindsay that imagines the restless ghost of Abraham Lincoln wandering the streets of Springfield, Illinois, burdened by the sorrows and conflicts of the modern world.
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