A Hundred Collars
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"A Hundred Collars" is a poem by Robert Frost included in his 1914 collection *North of Boston*, known for its conversational style and exploration of human character and social class.
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| A Hundred Collars canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4979022 — 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: A Hundred Collars Context triple: [North of Boston, containsPoem, A Hundred Collars]
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A.
One Hundred Live and Die
One Hundred Live and Die is a large-scale neon text installation by Bruce Nauman that repetitively juxtaposes phrases about living and dying to explore language, mortality, and human experience.
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B.
The Horseshoe
The Horseshoe is the iconic, horseshoe-shaped football stadium at The Ohio State University, officially known as Ohio Stadium.
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C.
The Coathanger
The Coathanger is the iconic steel arch bridge spanning Sydney Harbour, renowned as a symbol of Sydney and Australia.
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Hundred-Handers
The Hundred-Handers are three gigantic figures from Greek mythology, each possessing a hundred arms and fifty heads, who aided the Olympian gods in their battle against the Titans.
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E.
The Coterie
The Coterie was an early 20th-century London social and intellectual circle of aristocrats, writers, and artists known for its glamour, wit, and influence in British high society.
- 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: A Hundred Collars Target entity description: "A Hundred Collars" is a poem by Robert Frost included in his 1914 collection *North of Boston*, known for its conversational style and exploration of human character and social class.
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A.
One Hundred Live and Die
One Hundred Live and Die is a large-scale neon text installation by Bruce Nauman that repetitively juxtaposes phrases about living and dying to explore language, mortality, and human experience.
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B.
The Horseshoe
The Horseshoe is the iconic, horseshoe-shaped football stadium at The Ohio State University, officially known as Ohio Stadium.
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C.
The Coathanger
The Coathanger is the iconic steel arch bridge spanning Sydney Harbour, renowned as a symbol of Sydney and Australia.
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D.
Hundred-Handers
The Hundred-Handers are three gigantic figures from Greek mythology, each possessing a hundred arms and fifty heads, who aided the Olympian gods in their battle against the Titans.
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E.
The Coterie
The Coterie was an early 20th-century London social and intellectual circle of aristocrats, writers, and artists known for its glamour, wit, and influence in British high society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| author | Robert Frost ⓘ |
| characterType |
small-town sheriff
ⓘ
traveling salesman ⓘ |
| collectionPosition |
included in Robert Frost's second major collection
ⓘ
linked to:
Robert Frost's collected works
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| explores |
class prejudice
ⓘ
judgment based on appearance ⓘ social respectability ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | North of Boston ⓘ |
| genre | narrative poem ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasForm | dramatic narrative ⓘ |
| includedIn | Robert Frost's early dramatic monologue–style poems ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
colloquial speech
ⓘ
dramatic monologue elements ⓘ irony ⓘ |
| meter | blank verse ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | dialogue-driven ⓘ |
| partOf | Robert Frost's North of Boston period ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1914 ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstCollection | David Nutt (London) via North of Boston ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | unrhymed iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| setting |
a small-town hotel
ⓘ
rural New England ⓘ |
| style | conversational ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
literary criticism on Frost's use of dialogue
ⓘ
studies of class and regional identity in Frost ⓘ |
| theme |
appearances versus reality
ⓘ
human character ⓘ rural versus urban values ⓘ social class ⓘ trust and suspicion ⓘ |
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