Ariel (poem)
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"Ariel" is a posthumously published poem by Sylvia Plath, renowned for its intense imagery, confessional style, and central place in her landmark collection of the same name.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ariel (poetry collection) | 4 |
| Ariel (poem) canonical | 2 |
| Ariel poems | 2 |
| Ariel (1966 Faber edition) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3281373 — 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: Ariel (poem) Context triple: [Ariel, containsWork, Ariel (poem)]
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A.
the Pearl-maiden
The Pearl-maiden is the radiant, allegorical figure in the Middle English dream vision poem "Pearl," representing both the lost daughter of the narrator and the ideal of heavenly purity and salvation.
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B.
Nymph Errant
Nymph Errant is a 1933 musical comedy with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, known for its witty songs and risqué, cosmopolitan storyline.
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C.
Ondine
Ondine is a Finnish classical music record label renowned for high-quality recordings of Nordic and contemporary repertoire.
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D.
Ondine
Ondine is a 1954 Broadway play by Jean Giraudoux, adapted by Maurice Valency, in which Audrey Hepburn gave an acclaimed, Tony-winning performance as a water nymph.
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E.
Ondine
Ondine was a prominent American actor and Warhol superstar known for his eccentric performances in Andy Warhol’s underground films of the 1960s.
- 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: Ariel (poem) Target entity description: "Ariel" is a posthumously published poem by Sylvia Plath, renowned for its intense imagery, confessional style, and central place in her landmark collection of the same name.
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A.
the Pearl-maiden
The Pearl-maiden is the radiant, allegorical figure in the Middle English dream vision poem "Pearl," representing both the lost daughter of the narrator and the ideal of heavenly purity and salvation.
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B.
Nymph Errant
Nymph Errant is a 1933 musical comedy with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, known for its witty songs and risqué, cosmopolitan storyline.
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C.
Ondine
Ondine is a Finnish classical music record label renowned for high-quality recordings of Nordic and contemporary repertoire.
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D.
Ondine
Ondine is a 1954 Broadway play by Jean Giraudoux, adapted by Maurice Valency, in which Audrey Hepburn gave an acclaimed, Tony-winning performance as a water nymph.
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E.
Ondine
Ondine was a prominent American actor and Warhol superstar known for his eccentric performances in Andy Warhol’s underground films of the 1960s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| author | Sylvia Plath ⓘ |
| collection |
Ariel (poetry collection)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ariel (poem)
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReputation | one of Sylvia Plath’s most important poems ⓘ |
| firstPublicationStatus | posthumous ⓘ |
| form | free verse ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| influenced |
confessional poets
ⓘ
feminist literary criticism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Confessional poetry ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod |
20th-century literature
ⓘ
postwar poetry ⓘ |
| meter | irregular ⓘ |
| notableFor |
central role in Sylvia Plath’s Ariel collection
ⓘ
confessional style ⓘ intense imagery ⓘ |
| partOf | Sylvia Plath’s late work ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | irregular ⓘ |
| setting | horseback ride at dawn ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
biographical readings of Sylvia Plath’s work
ⓘ
literary criticism on confessional poetry ⓘ numerous scholarly articles ⓘ |
| symbol |
God’s lioness
ⓘ
arrow ⓘ crying child ⓘ darkness ⓘ horse ⓘ sun ⓘ |
| theme |
death
ⓘ
female subjectivity ⓘ identity ⓘ psychic crisis ⓘ rebirth ⓘ transcendence ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| titleAllusion |
Ariel as a horse’s name (interpretive)
ⓘ
Ariel as a spirit in Shakespeare’s The Tempest (disputed/interpretive) ⓘ |
| titleSharesNameWith |
Ariel (poetry collection)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ariel (poem)
|
| tone |
desperate
ⓘ
ecstatic ⓘ intense ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ariel (poem) Description of subject: "Ariel" is a posthumously published poem by Sylvia Plath, renowned for its intense imagery, confessional style, and central place in her landmark collection of the same name.
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