Two Lorries
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"Two Lorries" is a poem by Seamus Heaney that intertwines memories of his mother with the 1993 IRA bombing in Northern Ireland, reflecting on loss, violence, and the passage of time.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Two Lorries canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5439629 — 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: Two Lorries Context triple: [The Spirit Level, hasPart, Two Lorries]
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A.
The Wheel
The Wheel is a prominent observation wheel attraction at ICON Park in Orlando, offering panoramic views of the city and surrounding area.
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B.
Le Convoyeur
Le Convoyeur is a 2004 French thriller film about an armored truck company plagued by violent robberies, which later served as the basis for Guy Ritchie's film Wrath of Man.
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C.
The Halt
The Halt is a 17th-century painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Karel Dujardin, depicting travelers and animals resting in a rustic landscape.
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D.
The Van
"The Van" is a 1996 Irish comedy-drama film, based on Roddy Doyle’s novel, about two friends who start a fish-and-chip van business in Dublin after one of them loses his job.
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E.
The Ditch
The Ditch is a colloquial nickname for the Tasman Sea, the body of water separating Australia and New Zealand.
- 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: Two Lorries Target entity description: "Two Lorries" is a poem by Seamus Heaney that intertwines memories of his mother with the 1993 IRA bombing in Northern Ireland, reflecting on loss, violence, and the passage of time.
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A.
The Wheel
The Wheel is a prominent observation wheel attraction at ICON Park in Orlando, offering panoramic views of the city and surrounding area.
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B.
Le Convoyeur
Le Convoyeur is a 2004 French thriller film about an armored truck company plagued by violent robberies, which later served as the basis for Guy Ritchie's film Wrath of Man.
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C.
The Halt
The Halt is a 17th-century painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Karel Dujardin, depicting travelers and animals resting in a rustic landscape.
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D.
The Van
"The Van" is a 1996 Irish comedy-drama film, based on Roddy Doyle’s novel, about two friends who start a fish-and-chip van business in Dublin after one of them loses his job.
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E.
The Ditch
The Ditch is a colloquial nickname for the Tasman Sea, the body of water separating Australia and New Zealand.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| author | Seamus Heaney ⓘ |
| authorPeriod | late work of Seamus Heaney ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Irish Troubles literature ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | 1993 IRA bombing in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| explores |
how political events intrude on personal memory
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the fragility of ordinary life in times of conflict ⓘ the persistence of maternal memory amid public tragedy ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | speaker's mother ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasForm | free verse ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
contrast between past and present
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enjambment ⓘ imagery ⓘ juxtaposition ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary Irish poetry ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
The Troubles in Northern Ireland
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linked to:
The Troubles
loss ⓘ memory ⓘ the passage of time ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| setting | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
intersection of private and public grief
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personal memory of the poet's mother ⓘ political violence in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| tone |
elegiac
ⓘ
reflective ⓘ somber ⓘ |
| usesMotif |
bomb explosion
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coal delivery ⓘ lorries ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Two Lorries Description of subject: "Two Lorries" is a poem by Seamus Heaney that intertwines memories of his mother with the 1993 IRA bombing in Northern Ireland, reflecting on loss, violence, and the passage of time.
Referenced by (1)
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