poem "The Lark Ascending" by George Meredith
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The poem "The Lark Ascending" by George Meredith is a Victorian-era lyric celebrating the skylark’s soaring flight and song as symbols of spiritual transcendence and poetic inspiration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| poem "The Lark Ascending" by George Meredith canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8900424 — 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: poem "The Lark Ascending" by George Meredith Context triple: [The Lark Ascending, basedOn, poem "The Lark Ascending" by George Meredith]
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poem "Splendour in the Grass" by William Wordsworth
The poem "Splendour in the Grass" by William Wordsworth is a reflective Romantic lyric that meditates on lost youth, the passage of time, and the consolations of memory and nature.
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B.
poem "Composed upon Westminster Bridge" by William Wordsworth
"Composed upon Westminster Bridge" is a sonnet by William Wordsworth that vividly celebrates the serene, early-morning beauty of London as seen from Westminster Bridge.
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C.
poem "Gunga Din" by Rudyard Kipling
The poem "Gunga Din" by Rudyard Kipling is a narrative verse set in British colonial India that famously honors the bravery and selflessness of an Indian water-bearer serving British soldiers.
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D.
poem "The Housatonic at Stockbridge" by William Cullen Bryant
"The Housatonic at Stockbridge" is a lyric poem by William Cullen Bryant that reflects on the natural beauty and tranquil, moral grandeur of the Housatonic River near Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
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E.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem "Guinevere"
Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem "Guinevere" is a narrative work from his Arthurian cycle that explores the emotional and moral turmoil of Queen Guinevere in the aftermath of her adulterous love for Lancelot and the fall of Camelot.
- 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: poem "The Lark Ascending" by George Meredith Target entity description: The poem "The Lark Ascending" by George Meredith is a Victorian-era lyric celebrating the skylark’s soaring flight and song as symbols of spiritual transcendence and poetic inspiration.
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A.
poem "Splendour in the Grass" by William Wordsworth
The poem "Splendour in the Grass" by William Wordsworth is a reflective Romantic lyric that meditates on lost youth, the passage of time, and the consolations of memory and nature.
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B.
poem "Composed upon Westminster Bridge" by William Wordsworth
"Composed upon Westminster Bridge" is a sonnet by William Wordsworth that vividly celebrates the serene, early-morning beauty of London as seen from Westminster Bridge.
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C.
poem "Gunga Din" by Rudyard Kipling
The poem "Gunga Din" by Rudyard Kipling is a narrative verse set in British colonial India that famously honors the bravery and selflessness of an Indian water-bearer serving British soldiers.
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D.
poem "The Housatonic at Stockbridge" by William Cullen Bryant
"The Housatonic at Stockbridge" is a lyric poem by William Cullen Bryant that reflects on the natural beauty and tranquil, moral grandeur of the Housatonic River near Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
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E.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem "Guinevere"
Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem "Guinevere" is a narrative work from his Arthurian cycle that explores the emotional and moral turmoil of Queen Guinevere in the aftermath of her adulterous love for Lancelot and the fall of Camelot.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lyric poem
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orchestral work ⓘ person ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
English landscape
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Romantic tradition in nature poetry ⓘ |
| author | George Meredith ⓘ |
| authorNationality | English ⓘ |
| composer | Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
a skylark rising into the sky
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the lark’s song as a spiritual symbol ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| form | lyric ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric
ⓘ
nature poetry ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
20th-century English music
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English nature writing ⓘ |
| imagery |
flight
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sky ⓘ song ⓘ |
| influenced |
The Lark Ascending (composition)
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linked to:
The Lark Ascending
|
| influenceOn | Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
The Lark Ascending (poem)
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linked to:
The Lark Ascending
|
| inspiredWork |
The Lark Ascending (violin and orchestra piece)
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linked to:
The Lark Ascending
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian poetry ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
extended metaphor
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lyrical description ⓘ personification ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
birdsong
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poetic inspiration ⓘ skylark ⓘ spiritual transcendence ⓘ |
| meter | varied ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation | poet ⓘ |
| portrays |
nature as a source of spiritual insight
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the lark as a messenger between earth and heaven ⓘ |
| theme |
elevation of the soul
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power of music ⓘ power of poetry ⓘ transcendence of earthly concerns ⓘ union of nature and spirit ⓘ |
| tone |
contemplative
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exultant ⓘ |
| writtenBy | George Meredith ⓘ |
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Subject: poem "The Lark Ascending" by George Meredith Description of subject: The poem "The Lark Ascending" by George Meredith is a Victorian-era lyric celebrating the skylark’s soaring flight and song as symbols of spiritual transcendence and poetic inspiration.
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