Part II
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Part II is the middle section of Allen Ginsberg’s landmark poem "Howl," known for its intense, repetitive address to “Moloch” as a symbol of dehumanizing modern society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Part II canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2854928 — 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: Part II Context triple: [Howl, section, Part II]
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A.
Part Two
Part Two is a major section of John Conway’s mathematical work "On Numbers and Games," where he develops and explores the theory of combinatorial games in depth.
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B.
Volume II
Volume II is the second book in Karl Ove Knausgård’s autobiographical novel series "My Struggle," continuing his detailed exploration of everyday life, memory, and personal relationships.
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C.
Book II
Book II is the second major section of Hugo Grotius’s foundational work "De iure belli ac pacis," in which he systematically develops his theory of natural law and its application to war and peace.
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D.
Book II
Book II is a section of Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal work *De revolutionibus orbium coelestium* that develops the mathematical foundations and geometric methods underlying his heliocentric model.
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E.
Book II
Book II is the second section of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s educational treatise *Emile, or On Education*, focusing on the development and upbringing of early childhood.
- 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: Part II Target entity description: Part II is the middle section of Allen Ginsberg’s landmark poem "Howl," known for its intense, repetitive address to “Moloch” as a symbol of dehumanizing modern society.
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A.
Part Two
Part Two is a major section of John Conway’s mathematical work "On Numbers and Games," where he develops and explores the theory of combinatorial games in depth.
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B.
Volume II
Volume II is the second book in Karl Ove Knausgård’s autobiographical novel series "My Struggle," continuing his detailed exploration of everyday life, memory, and personal relationships.
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C.
Book II
Book II is the section of Newton’s *Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica* that develops the mechanics of motion in resisting media, laying groundwork for fluid dynamics and the study of drag and resistance.
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D.
Book II
Book II is the second major section of Hugo Grotius’s foundational work "De iure belli ac pacis," in which he systematically develops his theory of natural law and its application to war and peace.
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E.
Book II
Book II is the second section of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s educational treatise *Emile, or On Education*, focusing on the development and upbringing of early childhood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem section ⓘ |
| addressedTo | Moloch ⓘ |
| addresses | modern society ⓘ |
| associatedWith | San Francisco Renaissance ⓘ |
| author | Allen Ginsberg ⓘ |
| centralSymbol | Moloch ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| firstPublishedIn | "Howl and Other Poems" ⓘ |
| follows | Part I (section of "Howl") ⓘ |
| form | free verse ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasSectionNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Cold War era
ⓘ
linked to:
Cold War
post–World War II United States ⓘ |
| imagery |
industrial imagery
ⓘ
mechanical imagery ⓘ war imagery ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Walt Whitman’s long line
ⓘ
biblical prophecy style ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Beat Generation ⓘ |
| meter | irregular ⓘ |
| notableLine |
"Moloch whose mind is pure machinery!"
ⓘ
"Moloch whose name is the Mind!" ⓘ |
| partOf |
"Howl"
ⓘ
linked to:
Howl
|
| positionInWork | middle section ⓘ |
| precedes | Part III (section of "Howl") ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| publisher |
City Lights Books
ⓘ
linked to:
City Lights Publishers
|
| refrain |
"Moloch"
ⓘ
linked to:
Moloch
|
| stylisticFeature |
anaphora
ⓘ
incantatory rhythm ⓘ long lines ⓘ repetition ⓘ |
| symbolicReference |
Old Testament Moloch
ⓘ
linked to:
Moloch
|
| symbolizes | dehumanizing modern society ⓘ |
| theme |
capitalism
ⓘ
conformity ⓘ dehumanization ⓘ industrial society ⓘ madness ⓘ mechanization of life ⓘ spiritual emptiness ⓘ urban alienation ⓘ war ⓘ |
| tone |
accusatory
ⓘ
apocalyptic ⓘ prophetic ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Part II Description of subject: Part II is the middle section of Allen Ginsberg’s landmark poem "Howl," known for its intense, repetitive address to “Moloch” as a symbol of dehumanizing modern society.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Allen Ginsberg's Howl