And death shall have no dominion
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"And death shall have no dominion" is a lyrical and metaphysical poem by Dylan Thomas that meditates on the endurance of the human spirit beyond death.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| And death shall have no dominion canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4774257 — 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: And death shall have no dominion Context triple: [Dylan Thomas, notableWork, And death shall have no dominion]
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A.
You Are Dead
"You Are Dead" is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace investigating a series of murders linked to a missing woman from the past.
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B.
Nemo me impune lacessit
Nemo me impune lacessit is the traditional Latin motto associated with Scotland and its chivalric orders, expressing the idea that no one can provoke or attack with impunity.
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C.
Truth has died
"Truth has died" is one of Francisco Goya’s haunting prints from his series *The Disasters of War*, depicting the moral and human devastation wrought by conflict.
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D.
Death Is Certain
Death Is Certain is a critically acclaimed 2004 studio album by Detroit rapper Royce da 5'9", noted for its dark, introspective themes and sharp lyricism.
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E.
Potius mori quam foedari
Potius mori quam foedari is a Latin motto meaning "Rather die than be dishonored," historically associated with the Dukes of Brittany as an expression of chivalric honor and integrity.
- 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: And death shall have no dominion Target entity description: "And death shall have no dominion" is a lyrical and metaphysical poem by Dylan Thomas that meditates on the endurance of the human spirit beyond death.
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A.
You Are Dead
"You Are Dead" is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace investigating a series of murders linked to a missing woman from the past.
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B.
Nemo me impune lacessit
Nemo me impune lacessit is the traditional Latin motto associated with Scotland and its chivalric orders, expressing the idea that no one can provoke or attack with impunity.
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C.
Truth has died
"Truth has died" is one of Francisco Goya’s haunting prints from his series *The Disasters of War*, depicting the moral and human devastation wrought by conflict.
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D.
Death Is Certain
Death Is Certain is a critically acclaimed 2004 studio album by Detroit rapper Royce da 5'9", noted for its dark, introspective themes and sharp lyricism.
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E.
Potius mori quam foedari
Potius mori quam foedari is a Latin motto meaning "Rather die than be dishonored," historically associated with the Dukes of Brittany as an expression of chivalric honor and integrity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lyrical poem
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metaphysical poem ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| author | Dylan Thomas ⓘ |
| centralIdea | death cannot ultimately defeat the human spirit ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Dylan Thomas ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | New English Weekly ⓘ |
| form | lyric poem ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasType | meditative poem ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of Dylan Thomas’s poems ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian imagery
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St. Paul’s Epistle to the Romans ⓘ
linked to:
Epistle to the Romans
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
biblical allusion
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imagery ⓘ paradox ⓘ repetition ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| meter | irregular ⓘ |
| movement | modernist poetry ⓘ |
| notableLine | And death shall have no dominion ⓘ |
| originalPublicationDate | 1933 ⓘ |
| refrain | And death shall have no dominion ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | irregular ⓘ |
| structure | three stanzas ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | human spirit beyond death ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism ⓘ |
| theme |
death
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immortality of the human spirit ⓘ resurrection ⓘ spiritual endurance ⓘ suffering ⓘ transcendence ⓘ |
| title | And death shall have no dominion ⓘ |
| tone |
affirmative
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consolatory ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: And death shall have no dominion Description of subject: "And death shall have no dominion" is a lyrical and metaphysical poem by Dylan Thomas that meditates on the endurance of the human spirit beyond death.
Referenced by (6)
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