Laurence Binyon poem "For the Fallen"
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Laurence Binyon’s “For the Fallen” is a 1914 First World War elegy best known for its solemn “Ode of Remembrance” stanza honoring the sacrifice of fallen soldiers.
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| Laurence Binyon poem "For the Fallen" canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Laurence Binyon poem "For the Fallen" Context triple: [They Shall Not Grow Old, titleInspiredBy, Laurence Binyon poem "For the Fallen"]
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poem "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae
"In Flanders Fields" is a famous World War I poem by Canadian physician John McCrae that reflects on the sacrifice of fallen soldiers and helped make the red poppy an enduring symbol of remembrance.
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Flanders Fields
Flanders Fields is a historic World War I battlefield region in western Belgium, renowned for its war cemeteries, memorials, and the iconic red poppies that inspired the poem "In Flanders Fields."
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Anthem for Doomed Youth
"Anthem for Doomed Youth" is a powerful World War I poem by Wilfred Owen that mourns the senseless slaughter of young soldiers and criticizes the romanticization of war.
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poem "The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna"
"The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna" is a famous early 19th-century elegiac poem by Charles Wolfe that solemnly commemorates the quiet, unceremonious burial of British General Sir John Moore after the Battle of Corunna in the Peninsular War.
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The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade is a 1968 British war film directed by Tony Richardson that satirically portrays the mismanagement and heroism surrounding the infamous Crimean War cavalry charge.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Laurence Binyon poem "For the Fallen" Target entity description: Laurence Binyon’s “For the Fallen” is a 1914 First World War elegy best known for its solemn “Ode of Remembrance” stanza honoring the sacrifice of fallen soldiers.
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A.
poem "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae
"In Flanders Fields" is a famous World War I poem by Canadian physician John McCrae that reflects on the sacrifice of fallen soldiers and helped make the red poppy an enduring symbol of remembrance.
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B.
Flanders Fields
Flanders Fields is a historic World War I battlefield region in western Belgium, renowned for its war cemeteries, memorials, and the iconic red poppies that inspired the poem "In Flanders Fields."
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C.
Anthem for Doomed Youth
"Anthem for Doomed Youth" is a powerful World War I poem by Wilfred Owen that mourns the senseless slaughter of young soldiers and criticizes the romanticization of war.
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D.
poem "The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna"
"The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna" is a famous early 19th-century elegiac poem by Charles Wolfe that solemnly commemorates the quiet, unceremonious burial of British General Sir John Moore after the Battle of Corunna in the Peninsular War.
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E.
The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade is a 1968 British war film directed by Tony Richardson that satirically portrays the mismanagement and heroism surrounding the infamous Crimean War cavalry charge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poem
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war elegy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Commonwealth war remembrance
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Ode of Remembrance ⓘ |
| author | Laurence Binyon ⓘ |
| commemorationUse |
Anzac Day services
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Remembrance Day services ⓘ military memorial ceremonies ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
key text in British war remembrance tradition
ⓘ
widely recited at war memorials ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1914 ⓘ |
| famousLines |
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
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At the going down of the sun and in the morning ⓘ They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old ⓘ We will remember them ⓘ |
| firstPublication | The Times ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 21 September 1914 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationLocation |
London
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linked to:
London, England
|
| form | lyric poem ⓘ |
| genre | elegy ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | yes ⓘ |
| hasOdeOfRemembranceStanza | true ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early months of World War I ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | early casualties of the First World War ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | World War I literature ⓘ |
| memorialFunction | spoken act of remembrance for war dead ⓘ |
| memorizationTradition | often memorized by schoolchildren in Commonwealth countries ⓘ |
| meter | varied accentual-syllabic meter ⓘ |
| notableSection | Ode of Remembrance ⓘ |
| odeOfRemembrancePosition | fourth stanza ⓘ |
| openingLine | With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children ⓘ |
| poet | Laurence Binyon ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1914 ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | irregular ⓘ |
| setting | British national consciousness during World War I ⓘ |
| stanzaCount | seven ⓘ |
| subject |
First World War
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linked to:
World War I
fallen soldiers ⓘ remembrance ⓘ sacrifice in war ⓘ |
| theme |
collective mourning
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endurance of memory ⓘ honour of the dead ⓘ patriotism ⓘ |
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