The Outlaw
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"The Outlaw" is a poem by Seamus Heaney that reflects his early exploration of rural life, marginal figures, and moral ambiguity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Outlaw canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5698176 — 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 Outlaw Context triple: [Door into the Dark, containsPoem, The Outlaw]
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A.
The Outlaw
The Outlaw is a 1943 Western film famous for its controversial sexual content and for helping launch the career of actress Jane Russell.
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Outlaw
Outlaw is an American legal drama television series starring Jimmy Smits as a Supreme Court justice who resigns to return to private practice and fight for social justice.
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The Young Outlaw
The Young Outlaw is a 19th-century rags-to-riches boys’ novel by Horatio Alger Jr. that follows a poor youth striving for moral and financial success through perseverance and integrity.
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Outlaws
"Outlaws" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day from their 2016 album *Revolution Radio*.
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Indian Outlaw
"Indian Outlaw" is a 1994 breakthrough country single by Tim McGraw that gained widespread attention for its catchy sound and controversial lyrics.
- 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 Outlaw Target entity description: "The Outlaw" is a poem by Seamus Heaney that reflects his early exploration of rural life, marginal figures, and moral ambiguity.
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A.
The Outlaw
The Outlaw is a 1943 Western film famous for its controversial sexual content and for helping launch the career of actress Jane Russell.
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B.
Outlaw
Outlaw is an American legal drama television series starring Jimmy Smits as a Supreme Court justice who resigns to return to private practice and fight for social justice.
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C.
The Young Outlaw
The Young Outlaw is a 19th-century rags-to-riches boys’ novel by Horatio Alger Jr. that follows a poor youth striving for moral and financial success through perseverance and integrity.
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D.
Outlaws
"Outlaws" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day from their 2016 album *Revolution Radio*.
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E.
Indian Outlaw
"Indian Outlaw" is a 1994 breakthrough country single by Tim McGraw that gained widespread attention for its catchy sound and controversial lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| author | Seamus Heaney ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Irish literature in English ⓘ |
| concerns |
community attitudes to deviance
ⓘ
the narrator’s conflicted response ⓘ the presence of a threatening outsider ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| explores |
early rural experiences of the poet
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moral complexity in everyday life ⓘ the figure of a socially marginal man ⓘ the tension between fascination and fear ⓘ |
| form | free verse ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | readers’ understanding of Heaney’s rural themes ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
child’s-eye view of danger
ⓘ
outsider identity ⓘ rural community dynamics ⓘ |
| isWorkOf | Seamus Heaney ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary Irish poetry ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th century literature ⓘ |
| partOf | Seamus Heaney’s early poetic work ⓘ |
| setting | rural Ireland ⓘ |
| style |
colloquial diction
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narrative lyric ⓘ vivid imagery ⓘ |
| theme |
childhood perception
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fear ⓘ guilt ⓘ marginal figures ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ rural life ⓘ social exclusion ⓘ violence and threat ⓘ |
| tone |
ambivalent
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reflective ⓘ uneasy ⓘ |
| writer | Seamus Heaney ⓘ |
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Subject: The Outlaw Description of subject: "The Outlaw" is a poem by Seamus Heaney that reflects his early exploration of rural life, marginal figures, and moral ambiguity.
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