Pearl
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"Pearl" is a Middle English alliterative poem, often attributed to the anonymous "Pearl Poet," renowned for its intricate structure and spiritual meditation on loss and salvation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pearl canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T537766 — 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: Pearl Context triple: [Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, includedWith, Pearl]
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A.
Hester Pitt
Hester Pitt was a daughter of British statesman William Pitt the Elder, belonging to a prominent 18th-century political family.
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B.
Evangeline
Evangeline is a narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that tells the tragic story of an Acadian girl's lifelong search for her lost love amid the Great Upheaval.
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C.
Sarah Good
Sarah Good was one of the first women accused and executed for witchcraft during the 1692 Salem witch trials in colonial Massachusetts.
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D.
Ann Putnam Jr.
Ann Putnam Jr. was one of the most prominent accusers during the Salem witch trials, whose testimonies played a major role in the prosecution and execution of alleged witches.
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E.
Cora
Cora is the surname of Alex Cora, a former Major League Baseball infielder and current manager known for leading the Boston Red Sox.
- 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: Pearl Target entity description: "Pearl" is a Middle English alliterative poem, often attributed to the anonymous "Pearl Poet," renowned for its intricate structure and spiritual meditation on loss and salvation.
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A.
Hester Pitt
Hester Pitt was a daughter of British statesman William Pitt the Elder, belonging to a prominent 18th-century political family.
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B.
Evangeline
Evangeline is a narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that tells the tragic story of an Acadian girl's lifelong search for her lost love amid the Great Upheaval.
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C.
Sarah Good
Sarah Good was one of the first women accused and executed for witchcraft during the 1692 Salem witch trials in colonial Massachusetts.
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D.
Ann Putnam Jr.
Ann Putnam Jr. was one of the most prominent accusers during the Salem witch trials, whose testimonies played a major role in the prosecution and execution of alleged witches.
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E.
Cora
Cora is the surname of Alex Cora, a former Major League Baseball infielder and current manager known for leading the Boston Red Sox.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle English poem
ⓘ
alliterative poem ⓘ dream vision ⓘ |
| alternativeNameForAuthor |
Gawain Poet
ⓘ
linked to:
The Gawain Poet
|
| attributionStatus | anonymous ⓘ |
| author |
Pearl Poet
ⓘ
linked to:
The Gawain Poet
|
| centralMotif |
pearl as symbol of perfection
ⓘ
pearl as symbol of the soul ⓘ |
| character | the Pearl-maiden ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| criticalReputation | one of the masterpieces of Middle English poetry ⓘ |
| dateWritten | late 14th century ⓘ |
| dialect | Northwest Midlands Middle English ⓘ |
| formalFeature |
link-and-phrase pattern between stanzas
ⓘ
refrain-like repetition of key words ⓘ |
| genre |
allegorical poetry
ⓘ
didactic poetry ⓘ religious poetry ⓘ |
| interpretation | often read as elegy for a dead child ⓘ |
| language | Middle English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Alliterative Revival ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod |
Middle English literature
ⓘ
linked to:
Middle English
|
| manuscript | Cotton Nero A.x ⓘ |
| manuscriptLocation | British Library ⓘ |
| metricalForm | alliterative verse ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | first-person dream vision ⓘ |
| protagonist | the Dreamer ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | ababababbcbc ⓘ |
| scripturalAllusion |
Beatitudes
ⓘ
linked to:
Sermon on the Mount
Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard ⓘ |
| scripturalSource | Book of Revelation ⓘ |
| setting |
heavenly city of New Jerusalem
ⓘ
symbolic garden ⓘ |
| structure |
101 stanzas
ⓘ
12-line stanzas ⓘ complex rhyme scheme ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian eschatology
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consolation ⓘ divine grace ⓘ grief ⓘ heavenly Jerusalem ⓘ
linked to:
New Jerusalem
innocence ⓘ loss ⓘ salvation ⓘ |
| writtenInSameManuscriptAs |
Cleanness
ⓘ
Patience ⓘ Sir Gawain and the Green Knight ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Referenced by (13)
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