Stop all the clocks
E519990
"Stop all the clocks" is a famous elegiac poem by W. H. Auden, widely known for its poignant expression of grief and loss.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stop all the clocks canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5434471 — 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: Stop all the clocks Context triple: [Funeral Blues, alsoKnownAs, Stop all the clocks]
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A.
Clock End
Clock End is a famous stand at Arsenal FC’s former Highbury stadium, known for housing the iconic clock and passionate home supporters.
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B.
Clock Scene
The "Clock Scene" is a famous dramatic episode from Modest Mussorgsky's opera *Boris Godunov* in which the tormented Tsar Boris is haunted by guilt and hallucinations as a clock ominously marks the passage of time.
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C.
Clocks
"Clocks" is a Grammy-winning 2002 piano-driven rock song by British band Coldplay, known for its distinctive arpeggiated riff and atmospheric sound.
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D.
Closing Time
"Closing Time" is a 2011 Doctor Who television episode featuring the Eleventh Doctor reuniting with Craig Owens to battle a Cybermen threat in a department store.
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E.
Closing Time
"Closing Time" is a 1973 album by Tom Waits that introduced his distinctive blend of jazz-inflected piano ballads and late-night, melancholic storytelling.
- 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: Stop all the clocks Target entity description: "Stop all the clocks" is a famous elegiac poem by W. H. Auden, widely known for its poignant expression of grief and loss.
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A.
Clock End
Clock End is a famous stand at Arsenal FC’s former Highbury stadium, known for housing the iconic clock and passionate home supporters.
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B.
Clock Scene
The "Clock Scene" is a famous dramatic episode from Modest Mussorgsky's opera *Boris Godunov* in which the tormented Tsar Boris is haunted by guilt and hallucinations as a clock ominously marks the passage of time.
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C.
Clocks
"Clocks" is a Grammy-winning 2002 piano-driven rock song by British band Coldplay, known for its distinctive arpeggiated riff and atmospheric sound.
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D.
Closing Time
"Closing Time" is a 2011 Doctor Who television episode featuring the Eleventh Doctor reuniting with Craig Owens to battle a Cybermen threat in a department store.
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E.
Closing Time
"Closing Time" is a 1973 album by Tom Waits that introduced his distinctive blend of jazz-inflected piano ballads and late-night, melancholic storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elegy
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| addressedTo | unspecified public audience ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Funeral Blues ⓘ |
| author | W. H. Auden ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalUse |
quoted in memorial services
ⓘ
read at funerals ⓘ |
| emotionalFocus | survivor’s perspective ⓘ |
| form | short lyric poem ⓘ |
| genre |
elegy
ⓘ
lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasLine |
He was my North, my South, my East and West
ⓘ
I thought that love would last for ever: I was wrong ⓘ Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun ⓘ The stars are not wanted now: put out every one ⓘ |
| hasReception |
frequently anthologized
ⓘ
widely admired for emotional intensity ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
death of a loved one
ⓘ
total devastation after bereavement ⓘ |
| imagery |
cosmic imagery of stars and sun
ⓘ
domestic imagery of everyday life halted ⓘ |
| influenced | later elegiac popular poetry ⓘ |
| intendedEffect | evoke intense personal grief ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
hyperbole
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imperative mood ⓘ metaphor ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century poetry ⓘ |
| meter | predominantly iambic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
poignant expression of grief
ⓘ
popular culture recognition ⓘ use in funerals ⓘ |
| openingLine | Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone ⓘ |
| partOf | W. H. Auden’s poetic oeuvre ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | regular rhyme scheme ⓘ |
| structure | four quatrains ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism ⓘ |
| theme |
death
ⓘ
grief ⓘ loss ⓘ love ⓘ mourning ⓘ |
| tone |
elegiac
ⓘ
lamenting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stop all the clocks Description of subject: "Stop all the clocks" is a famous elegiac poem by W. H. Auden, widely known for its poignant expression of grief and loss.
Referenced by (1)
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