The End of the Alphabet
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The End of the Alphabet is an early poetry collection by Claudia Rankine that showcases her innovative, genre-blurring exploration of race, identity, and language.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The End of the Alphabet canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3781449 — 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: The End of the Alphabet Context triple: [Claudia Rankine, notableWork, The End of the Alphabet]
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A.
A Fool's Alphabet
A Fool's Alphabet is a novel by Sebastian Faulks that tells the story of a photographer’s life through 26 alphabetically ordered, non-chronological chapters set in different locations.
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B.
The End of Something
"The End of Something" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway that explores themes of change and the dissolution of a relationship against the backdrop of a declining mill town.
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C.
The What D'Ye Call It
The What D'Ye Call It is a satirical one-act play by English poet and dramatist John Gay, known for parodying the conventions of contemporary tragedy and theatre.
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D.
No One Can Hear You Read
"No One Can Hear You Read" is a biography of jazz pianist and composer Erroll Garner that explores his life, music, and legacy.
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E.
The Finale
"The Finale" is the two-part series finale of the iconic sitcom Seinfeld, concluding the stories of Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer in a controversial courtroom-themed episode.
- 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: The End of the Alphabet Target entity description: The End of the Alphabet is an early poetry collection by Claudia Rankine that showcases her innovative, genre-blurring exploration of race, identity, and language.
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A.
A Fool's Alphabet
A Fool's Alphabet is a novel by Sebastian Faulks that tells the story of a photographer’s life through 26 alphabetically ordered, non-chronological chapters set in different locations.
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B.
The End of Something
"The End of Something" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway that explores themes of change and the dissolution of a relationship against the backdrop of a declining mill town.
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C.
The What D'Ye Call It
The What D'Ye Call It is a satirical one-act play by English poet and dramatist John Gay, known for parodying the conventions of contemporary tragedy and theatre.
-
D.
No One Can Hear You Read
"No One Can Hear You Read" is a biography of jazz pianist and composer Erroll Garner that explores his life, music, and legacy.
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E.
The Finale
"The Finale" is the two-part series finale of the iconic sitcom Seinfeld, concluding the stories of Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer in a controversial courtroom-themed episode.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | Claudia Rankine ⓘ |
| authorEthnicity | Jamaican American ⓘ |
| authorGender | female ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| authorOfWork |
Citizen: An American Lyric
ⓘ
Don’t Let Me Be Lonely ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| explores |
embodiment
ⓘ
memory ⓘ social discourse ⓘ subjectivity ⓘ |
| form |
lyric poetry
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prose poetry ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental literature
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Claudia Rankine ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Black feminist thought
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contemporary American poetry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
genre-blurring
ⓘ
innovative ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
identity
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language ⓘ race ⓘ |
| periodOfAuthorCareer | early work ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Black experience in America
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everyday racism ⓘ social relations ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
fragmentation
ⓘ
hybrid prose-poetry forms ⓘ lyric essay elements ⓘ |
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Subject: The End of the Alphabet Description of subject: The End of the Alphabet is an early poetry collection by Claudia Rankine that showcases her innovative, genre-blurring exploration of race, identity, and language.
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