The Otter
E519068
"The Otter" is a poem by Seamus Heaney that tenderly reflects on love, memory, and transformation through the vivid, fluid imagery of an otter in water.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Otter canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5439481 — 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 Otter Context triple: [Field Work, hasPoem, The Otter]
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A.
The Duck
The Duck is the costumed duck mascot that represents the University of Oregon’s athletic teams, including the softball program.
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B.
The Dolphin
The Dolphin is a controversial 1973 poetry collection by Robert Lowell that explores his troubled personal life and marital breakdown through confessional verse.
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C.
The Beaver
The Beaver is a 2011 drama film starring Mel Gibson as a depressed man who begins communicating through a beaver hand puppet, directed by Jodie Foster.
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D.
The Sea Beast
The Sea Beast is a 1926 silent adventure film loosely based on Herman Melville’s "Moby-Dick," notable for starring John Barrymore in one of his most famous early screen roles.
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E.
The Sea Beast
The Sea Beast is a 2022 animated adventure film from Netflix about a young girl who stows away on a legendary sea monster hunter’s ship, featuring Karl Urban as the voice of the famed hunter Jacob Holland.
- 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 Otter Target entity description: "The Otter" is a poem by Seamus Heaney that tenderly reflects on love, memory, and transformation through the vivid, fluid imagery of an otter in water.
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A.
The Duck
The Duck is the costumed duck mascot that represents the University of Oregon’s athletic teams, including the softball program.
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B.
The Dolphin
The Dolphin is a controversial 1973 poetry collection by Robert Lowell that explores his troubled personal life and marital breakdown through confessional verse.
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C.
The Beaver
The Beaver is a 2011 drama film starring Mel Gibson as a depressed man who begins communicating through a beaver hand puppet, directed by Jodie Foster.
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D.
The Sea Beast
The Sea Beast is a 1926 silent adventure film loosely based on Herman Melville’s "Moby-Dick," notable for starring John Barrymore in one of his most famous early screen roles.
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E.
The Sea Beast
The Sea Beast is a 2022 animated adventure film from Netflix about a young girl who stows away on a legendary sea monster hunter’s ship, featuring Karl Urban as the voice of the famed hunter Jacob Holland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literaryWork
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| author | Seamus Heaney ⓘ |
| centralSymbol | otter ⓘ |
| concerns |
memory of earlier love
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the body and sensuality ⓘ the passage of time in a relationship ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| imagery |
otter
ⓘ
river ⓘ water ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
enjambment
ⓘ
imagery ⓘ metaphor ⓘ simile ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary poetry ⓘ |
| partOf | Seamus Heaney's poetic oeuvre ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | a beloved compared to an otter in water ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
beloved
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fluidity of love ⓘ transformation in relationships ⓘ |
| theme |
desire
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intimacy ⓘ love ⓘ marital relationship ⓘ memory ⓘ nature ⓘ transformation ⓘ |
| tone |
intimate
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reflective ⓘ tender ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Otter Description of subject: "The Otter" is a poem by Seamus Heaney that tenderly reflects on love, memory, and transformation through the vivid, fluid imagery of an otter in water.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.