The Woman at the Washington Zoo
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The Woman at the Washington Zoo is a celebrated poem by Randall Jarrell that poignantly explores themes of isolation, longing, and the constraints of domestic life through the perspective of a discontented woman observing animals in a zoo.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Woman at the Washington Zoo Context triple: [Randall Jarrell, notableWork, The Woman at the Washington Zoo]
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The Zoo
"The Zoo" is a popular nickname for Kalamazoo, Michigan, reflecting the city's lively character and strong local identity.
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The Zoo
"The Zoo" is a popular hard rock song by the German band Scorpions, known for its heavy riff and frequent appearance in their live performances.
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C.
The Zoo
The Zoo is the energetic student cheering section for the University of Montana Grizzlies football team, known for its loud, passionate game-day atmosphere.
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The Zoo
"The Zoo" is the raucous student section and fan base known for creating an intense home-field atmosphere at Arizona Stadium, home of the University of Arizona Wildcats football team.
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Murders in the Zoo
Murders in the Zoo is a 1933 pre-Code American horror film known for its shocking violence and for featuring Lionel Atwill as a sadistic big-game hunter.
- F. None of above. chosen
- 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: The Woman at the Washington Zoo Target entity description: The Woman at the Washington Zoo is a celebrated poem by Randall Jarrell that poignantly explores themes of isolation, longing, and the constraints of domestic life through the perspective of a discontented woman observing animals in a zoo.
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A.
The Zoo
"The Zoo" is a popular nickname for Kalamazoo, Michigan, reflecting the city's lively character and strong local identity.
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B.
The Zoo
"The Zoo" is a popular hard rock song by the German band Scorpions, known for its heavy riff and frequent appearance in their live performances.
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C.
The Zoo
The Zoo is the energetic student cheering section for the University of Montana Grizzlies football team, known for its loud, passionate game-day atmosphere.
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D.
The Zoo
"The Zoo" is the raucous student section and fan base known for creating an intense home-field atmosphere at Arizona Stadium, home of the University of Arizona Wildcats football team.
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E.
Murders in the Zoo
Murders in the Zoo is a 1933 pre-Code American horror film known for its shocking violence and for featuring Lionel Atwill as a sadistic big-game hunter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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poem ⓘ |
| author | Randall Jarrell ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticalReception |
frequently discussed in feminist literary criticism
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widely anthologized in American poetry collections ⓘ |
| explores |
contrast between human and animal captivity
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desire for escape from social expectations ⓘ tension between inner life and outer roles ⓘ |
| form | free verse ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasSubject | a woman in a constrained domestic and social role ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
the woman’s clothing as a symbol of social constraint
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zoo animals as symbols of alternative forms of life ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | the woman at the zoo ⓘ |
| includedIn | Randall Jarrell’s body of work on modern life and war’s aftermath ⓘ |
| influenced | later readings of domestic dissatisfaction in American poetry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | mid-20th-century American poetry ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | an unnamed woman ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrativeVoice | a discontented woman observing zoo animals ⓘ |
| notableFor |
psychological depth of the female speaker
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vivid imagery of animals and captivity ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | print ⓘ |
| periodOfCreation | 20th century ⓘ |
| setting |
Washington, D.C.
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a zoo ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
courses on 20th-century American poetry
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courses on gender and literature ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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boredom and routine ⓘ constraints of domestic life ⓘ envy of animal freedom ⓘ female discontent ⓘ identity and selfhood ⓘ isolation ⓘ longing for transformation ⓘ |
| tone |
introspective
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ironic ⓘ melancholic ⓘ |
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