The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast (poem collection)
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The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast is a 19th-century children’s poem collection by William Roscoe that whimsically depicts a grand woodland party attended by anthropomorphic insects and small animals.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast | 1 |
| The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast (poem collection) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8556281 — 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 Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast (poem collection) Context triple: [The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast illustrations, associatedWith, The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast (poem collection)]
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A.
The Sylphs of the Seasons, and Other Poems
"The Sylphs of the Seasons, and Other Poems" is a collection of early 19th-century Romantic poetry by American painter-poet Washington Allston, noted for its imaginative, visionary themes and richly descriptive verse.
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B.
The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting
The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting is a memoir by Irish actress and activist Evanna Lynch that explores her struggles with an eating disorder, recovery, and self-acceptance.
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C.
Butterfly’s Day Out
"Butterfly’s Day Out" is a light, folk-influenced instrumental piece featured on the collaborative album *Appalachia Waltz* by Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O’Connor, and Edgar Meyer.
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D.
The Ant and the Grasshopper
"The Ant and the Grasshopper" is one of Aesop’s fables that contrasts a hardworking ant with a carefree grasshopper to teach a moral lesson about the virtues of preparation and diligence.
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E.
Angels and Insects
Angels and Insects is a 1992 novella collection by British author A. S. Byatt that blends Victorian-era settings with themes of science, sexuality, and the natural world.
- 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 Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast (poem collection) Target entity description: The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast is a 19th-century children’s poem collection by William Roscoe that whimsically depicts a grand woodland party attended by anthropomorphic insects and small animals.
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A.
The Sylphs of the Seasons, and Other Poems
"The Sylphs of the Seasons, and Other Poems" is a collection of early 19th-century Romantic poetry by American painter-poet Washington Allston, noted for its imaginative, visionary themes and richly descriptive verse.
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B.
The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting
The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting is a memoir by Irish actress and activist Evanna Lynch that explores her struggles with an eating disorder, recovery, and self-acceptance.
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C.
Butterfly’s Day Out
"Butterfly’s Day Out" is a light, folk-influenced instrumental piece featured on the collaborative album *Appalachia Waltz* by Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O’Connor, and Edgar Meyer.
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D.
The Ant and the Grasshopper
"The Ant and the Grasshopper" is one of Aesop’s fables that contrasts a hardworking ant with a carefree grasshopper to teach a moral lesson about the virtues of preparation and diligence.
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E.
Angels and Insects
Angels and Insects is a 1992 novella collection by British author A. S. Byatt that blends Victorian-era settings with themes of science, sexuality, and the natural world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children’s book
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children’s poetry ⓘ poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | William Roscoe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | woodland party ⓘ |
| features |
anthropomorphic insects
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anthropomorphic small animals ⓘ |
| genre |
children’s literature
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fantasy poetry ⓘ nonsense verse ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
beetles
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butterflies ⓘ frogs ⓘ grasshoppers ⓘ mice ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter |
Butterfly
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Grasshopper ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | children ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Victorian children’s literature
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linked to:
Victorian literature
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| narrativeSetting | woodland ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| style | rhymed verse ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | animals’ social gathering ⓘ |
| theme |
celebration
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festivity ⓘ nature ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| tone | whimsical ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast (poem collection) Description of subject: The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast is a 19th-century children’s poem collection by William Roscoe that whimsically depicts a grand woodland party attended by anthropomorphic insects and small animals.
Referenced by (2)
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The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast illustrations
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associatedWith
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The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast (poem collection)
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linked to: The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast (poem collection)