A Song of Despair
E866958
A Song of Despair is the melancholic closing poem of Pablo Neruda’s collection "Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair," expressing themes of lost love and profound emotional anguish.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Song of Despair canonical | 1 |
| A Song of Despair (within the collection’s structure) | 1 |
| Song of Despair (collection-level work) | 1 |
| The Song of Despair | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10487102 — 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: A Song of Despair Context triple: [Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair, contains, A Song of Despair]
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A.
The Lament
"The Lament" is a poem by Scottish poet Robert Burns, known for its expressive portrayal of sorrow and emotional turmoil.
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B.
The Sire of Sorrow
"The Sire of Sorrow" is a song by Joni Mitchell that reimagines the biblical story of Job through a deeply introspective, poetic exploration of suffering and faith.
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C.
The Dirge
The Dirge is a somber, introspective section of Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2 “The Age of Anxiety,” reflecting the work’s themes of spiritual crisis and postwar disillusionment.
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D.
A Song for the Dark Times
A Song for the Dark Times is a crime novel in Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus series, set against contemporary social unrest and exploring themes of aging, justice, and personal loyalty.
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E.
King of Sorrow
King of Sorrow is a film featuring actor Kim Coates in a prominent role.
- 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: A Song of Despair Target entity description: A Song of Despair is the melancholic closing poem of Pablo Neruda’s collection "Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair," expressing themes of lost love and profound emotional anguish.
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A.
The Lament
"The Lament" is a poem by Scottish poet Robert Burns, known for its expressive portrayal of sorrow and emotional turmoil.
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B.
The Sire of Sorrow
"The Sire of Sorrow" is a song by Joni Mitchell that reimagines the biblical story of Job through a deeply introspective, poetic exploration of suffering and faith.
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C.
The Dirge
The Dirge is a somber, introspective section of Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2 “The Age of Anxiety,” reflecting the work’s themes of spiritual crisis and postwar disillusionment.
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D.
A Song for the Dark Times
A Song for the Dark Times is a crime novel in Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus series, set against contemporary social unrest and exploring themes of aging, justice, and personal loyalty.
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E.
King of Sorrow
King of Sorrow is a film featuring actor Kim Coates in a prominent role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| author | Pablo Neruda ⓘ |
| belongsToPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| centralMotif |
nature as reflection of inner pain
ⓘ
night ⓘ the beloved’s absence ⓘ |
| collectionOriginalLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| collectionPublicationYear | 1924 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Chile ⓘ |
| form | free verse ⓘ |
| genre |
love poem
ⓘ
lyric poetry ⓘ modernist poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Chilean ⓘ |
| hasBeenTranslatedInto |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ many languages ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | Latin American love poetry ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
emotional loss
ⓘ
romantic relationship ⓘ |
| includedIn | Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada ⓘ |
| includedInAuthorEarlyWorkPhase | Pablo Neruda early poetry ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyAnthologized | true ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
imagery
ⓘ
metaphor ⓘ repetition ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Latin American modernism
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin American Modernism
|
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expression of youthful passion
ⓘ
imagery of the sea ⓘ intense emotional tone ⓘ |
| originalTitle | La canción desesperada ⓘ |
| partOf | Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair ⓘ |
| positionInWork | closing poem ⓘ |
| theme |
despair
ⓘ
emotional anguish ⓘ heartbreak ⓘ longing ⓘ lost love ⓘ melancholy ⓘ memory ⓘ solitude ⓘ |
| tone |
lamenting
ⓘ
tragic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Song of Despair Description of subject: A Song of Despair is the melancholic closing poem of Pablo Neruda’s collection "Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair," expressing themes of lost love and profound emotional anguish.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: A Song of Despair
linked to: A Song of Despair
linked to: A Song of Despair