The More Loving One
E519959
"The More Loving One" is a reflective lyric poem by W. H. Auden that meditates on unrequited love and the human capacity to care for an indifferent universe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The More Loving One canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5434014 — 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 More Loving One Context triple: [Homage to Clio, containsPoem, The More Loving One]
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A.
This Love
"This Love" is a 2004 pop-rock hit by Maroon 5, known for its catchy piano-driven melody, soulful vocals, and breakthrough success from their debut album "Songs About Jane."
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B.
For Love Alone
"For Love Alone" is a romance novel written by Ivana Trump that draws on her experiences in high society and glamorous international settings.
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C.
More Love
"More Love" is a 1980 soft rock song by American singer Kim Carnes that became one of her early charting hits before her breakthrough with "Bette Davis Eyes."
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D.
Let Love
Let Love is a 2019 R&B and soul album by American rapper and actor Common that explores themes of spirituality, personal growth, and emotional vulnerability.
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E.
Only Love
"Only Love" is a popular song performed by Greek singer Nana Mouskouri that became one of her signature international hits.
- 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 More Loving One Target entity description: "The More Loving One" is a reflective lyric poem by W. H. Auden that meditates on unrequited love and the human capacity to care for an indifferent universe.
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A.
This Love
"This Love" is a 2004 pop-rock hit by Maroon 5, known for its catchy piano-driven melody, soulful vocals, and breakthrough success from their debut album "Songs About Jane."
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B.
For Love Alone
"For Love Alone" is a romance novel written by Ivana Trump that draws on her experiences in high society and glamorous international settings.
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C.
More Love
"More Love" is a 1980 soft rock song by American singer Kim Carnes that became one of her early charting hits before her breakthrough with "Bette Davis Eyes."
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D.
Let Love
Let Love is a 2019 R&B and soul album by American rapper and actor Common that explores themes of spirituality, personal growth, and emotional vulnerability.
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E.
Only Love
"Only Love" is a popular song performed by Greek singer Nana Mouskouri that became one of her signature international hits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lyric poem
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poem ⓘ |
| attitudeToLove | acknowledges pain but affirms capacity to love ⓘ |
| author | W. H. Auden ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British-American ⓘ |
| centralContrast | the more loving person vs. the less loving one ⓘ |
| closingLine | “I should learn to look at an empty sky / And feel its total dark sublime, / Though this might take me a little time.” ⓘ |
| exploresEmotion |
austere acceptance
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jealousy ⓘ longing ⓘ resignation ⓘ |
| firstPersonSpeaker | yes ⓘ |
| form | lyric ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| imagery |
astronomical imagery
ⓘ
stars as symbols of indifference ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
hyperbole
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irony ⓘ metaphor ⓘ paradox ⓘ personification of the stars ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century poetry ⓘ |
| meter | accentual-syllabic verse ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | lyric “I” addressing the stars ⓘ |
| nationalLiterature | British literature ⓘ |
| openingLine | “Looking up at the stars, I know quite well” ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcern |
how to live with unreturned love
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how to respond to an indifferent cosmos ⓘ |
| questionAddressed |
how to endure emotional imbalance in love
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whether it is better to be the more loving one ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | regular rhyme scheme ⓘ |
| stylisticFeature |
colloquial diction combined with philosophical reflection
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ironic understatement ⓘ logical, argumentative progression of stanzas ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
relationship between human feeling and the stars
ⓘ
speaker’s love for an unresponsive beloved ⓘ |
| theme |
acceptance of emotional pain
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cosmic perspective on personal feeling ⓘ emotional asymmetry in relationships ⓘ existential reflection ⓘ human capacity for love ⓘ indifference of the universe ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| tone |
meditative
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philosophical ⓘ reflective ⓘ wry ⓘ |
| writer | W. H. Auden ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: The More Loving One Description of subject: "The More Loving One" is a reflective lyric poem by W. H. Auden that meditates on unrequited love and the human capacity to care for an indifferent universe.
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