Squarings (sequence)
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Squarings is a sequence of interrelated poems by Seamus Heaney that explores memory, history, and perception through tightly structured, meditative verse.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Squarings (sequence) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5439584 — 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: Squarings (sequence) Context triple: [Seeing Things, hasPart, Squarings (sequence)]
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A.
Square Roots
Square Roots is an urban farming company that builds and operates indoor, climate-controlled farms to grow fresh produce year-round in city environments.
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B.
Rabin Square
Rabin Square is a major public plaza in central Tel Aviv, Israel, known as a focal point for political rallies, public events, and memorials, especially in connection with the legacy of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
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C.
Squares with Concentric Circles
"Squares with Concentric Circles" is a famous abstract study in color theory by Wassily Kandinsky, featuring a grid of squares each containing vividly colored concentric circles.
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D.
Jacobi’s four-square theorem
Jacobi’s four-square theorem is a fundamental result in number theory that gives a precise formula for the number of ways an integer can be expressed as a sum of four squares.
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E.
Ulam spiral
The Ulam spiral is a graphical arrangement of the positive integers in a spiral pattern that reveals striking diagonal alignments of prime numbers, suggesting unexpected structure in their distribution.
- 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: Squarings (sequence) Target entity description: Squarings is a sequence of interrelated poems by Seamus Heaney that explores memory, history, and perception through tightly structured, meditative verse.
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A.
Square Roots
Square Roots is an urban farming company that builds and operates indoor, climate-controlled farms to grow fresh produce year-round in city environments.
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B.
Rabin Square
Rabin Square is a major public plaza in central Tel Aviv, Israel, known as a focal point for political rallies, public events, and memorials, especially in connection with the legacy of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
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C.
Squares with Concentric Circles
"Squares with Concentric Circles" is a famous abstract study in color theory by Wassily Kandinsky, featuring a grid of squares each containing vividly colored concentric circles.
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D.
Jacobi’s four-square theorem
Jacobi’s four-square theorem is a fundamental result in number theory that gives a precise formula for the number of ways an integer can be expressed as a sum of four squares.
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E.
Ulam spiral
The Ulam spiral is a graphical arrangement of the positive integers in a spiral pattern that reveals striking diagonal alignments of prime numbers, suggesting unexpected structure in their distribution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poetry sequence ⓘ |
| author | Seamus Heaney ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| criticalReception | highly regarded by literary critics ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric poetry
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meditative poetry ⓘ |
| hasCreatorNobelLaureate | true ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
art and imagination
ⓘ
family memory ⓘ landscape ⓘ |
| includedIn | collected editions of Seamus Heaney’s poems ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | verse ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary Irish poetry ⓘ |
| meter | irregular line lengths ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
interlinked poems
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meditative tone ⓘ tightly structured sequence form ⓘ |
| numberOfPoems | 48 ⓘ |
| partOf | Seeing Things ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| publisher | Faber and Faber ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Field Work
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Station Island ⓘ The Haw Lantern ⓘ The Spirit Level ⓘ |
| structure | four sequences of twelve poems ⓘ |
| subsequence |
Crossings
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Lightenings ⓘ Settings ⓘ Squarings (subsequence) ⓘ |
| theme |
Irish history
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history ⓘ memory ⓘ mortality ⓘ perception ⓘ personal recollection ⓘ place ⓘ time ⓘ vision and seeing ⓘ |
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