L'Albatros
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"L'Albatros" is a famous poem by Charles Baudelaire that uses the image of an awkward albatross on land to symbolize the suffering and alienation of the poet in society.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| L'Albatros canonical | 1 |
| L’Albatros | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5397378 — 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: L'Albatros Context triple: [Les Fleurs du mal, notablePoem, L'Albatros]
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A.
The Bird
The Bird is a famous oversized bronze bird sculpture by Colombian artist Fernando Botero, exemplifying his signature exaggerated, voluminous style.
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B.
Die Adler
Die Adler is the popular nickname for Eintracht Frankfurt, the German football club known for its eagle emblem and passionate fan base.
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C.
The Blackbird
The Blackbird is a 1926 American silent crime drama film starring Lon Chaney as a duplicitous London underworld figure.
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D.
In the Wind
"In the Wind" is a 1963 folk album by Peter, Paul and Mary that helped popularize the American folk revival with songs like "Blowin' in the Wind."
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E.
Unternehmen Blau
Unternehmen Blau was the German Wehrmacht’s 1942 summer offensive on the Eastern Front aimed at capturing the Soviet Union’s southern oil fields and the city of Stalingrad.
- 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: L'Albatros Target entity description: "L'Albatros" is a famous poem by Charles Baudelaire that uses the image of an awkward albatross on land to symbolize the suffering and alienation of the poet in society.
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A.
The Bird
The Bird is a famous oversized bronze bird sculpture by Colombian artist Fernando Botero, exemplifying his signature exaggerated, voluminous style.
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B.
Die Adler
Die Adler is the popular nickname for Eintracht Frankfurt, the German football club known for its eagle emblem and passionate fan base.
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C.
The Blackbird
The Blackbird is a 1926 American silent crime drama film starring Lon Chaney as a duplicitous London underworld figure.
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D.
In the Wind
"In the Wind" is a 1963 folk album by Peter, Paul and Mary that helped popularize the American folk revival with songs like "Blowin' in the Wind."
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E.
Unternehmen Blau
Unternehmen Blau was the German Wehrmacht’s 1942 summer offensive on the Eastern Front aimed at capturing the Soviet Union’s southern oil fields and the city of Stalingrad.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| author | Charles Baudelaire ⓘ |
| collectionSection | Spleen et Idéal ⓘ |
| compares | albatross to poet ⓘ |
| concludesWith | explicit comparison between poet and albatross ⓘ |
| contrasts |
flight and walking
ⓘ
freedom and captivity ⓘ sublime and grotesque ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| describes |
mockery of the bird on deck
ⓘ
sailors capturing an albatross ⓘ |
| firstPublication | 1859 ⓘ |
| form | quatrains ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric poetry
ⓘ
symbolist poetry ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
French symbolist poets
ⓘ
modern literary criticism of Baudelaire ⓘ |
| imagery | maritime imagery ⓘ |
| includedIn | 1861 edition of Les Fleurs du mal ⓘ |
| inCollectionBy | Poulet-Malassis et de Broise ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
allegory
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metaphor ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | albatross ⓘ |
| meter | alexandrine ⓘ |
| movement |
Modern poetry precursor
ⓘ
Symbolism ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person plural observer ⓘ |
| partOf | Les Fleurs du mal ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | alternate rhymes ⓘ |
| setting | on a ship ⓘ |
| studiedIn | French literature curricula ⓘ |
| subjectOf | numerous literary analyses ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
clumsiness in the social world
ⓘ
spiritual elevation ⓘ the artist ⓘ the poet ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
ⓘ
art and society ⓘ contrast between grandeur and ridicule ⓘ exile ⓘ inadaptation to society ⓘ poet's suffering ⓘ |
| tone |
ironic
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: L'Albatros Description of subject: "L'Albatros" is a famous poem by Charles Baudelaire that uses the image of an awkward albatross on land to symbolize the suffering and alienation of the poet in society.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: L'Albatros