His Toy, His Dream, His Rest
E1011900
"His Toy, His Dream, His Rest" is a major section of John Berryman’s long poem sequence The Dream Songs, encompassing a substantial portion of the work’s later, more introspective and experimental lyrics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| His Toy, His Dream, His Rest canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12942291 — 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: His Toy, His Dream, His Rest Context triple: [The Dream Songs, hasPart, His Toy, His Dream, His Rest]
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A.
The Love Toy
The Love Toy is a 1926 silent comedy film starring Helene Costello, known for its lighthearted romantic plot typical of early American cinema.
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B.
Let Him Have It
Let Him Have It is a 1991 British crime drama film based on the true story of Derek Bentley, whose controversial conviction and execution sparked public outcry over the UK justice system.
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C.
Sogno
Sogno is a best-selling 1999 pop-classical album by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli that helped cement his international fame.
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D.
Twelve Dreams
Twelve Dreams is a stage play by James Lapine that explores psychological and surreal themes through the dream life of a troubled young girl.
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E.
This Boy
"This Boy" is a memoir by British politician Alan Johnson that recounts his impoverished childhood in post-war London.
- 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: His Toy, His Dream, His Rest Target entity description: "His Toy, His Dream, His Rest" is a major section of John Berryman’s long poem sequence The Dream Songs, encompassing a substantial portion of the work’s later, more introspective and experimental lyrics.
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A.
The Love Toy
The Love Toy is a 1926 silent comedy film starring Helene Costello, known for its lighthearted romantic plot typical of early American cinema.
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B.
Let Him Have It
Let Him Have It is a 1991 British crime drama film based on the true story of Derek Bentley, whose controversial conviction and execution sparked public outcry over the UK justice system.
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C.
Sogno
Sogno is a best-selling 1999 pop-classical album by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli that helped cement his international fame.
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D.
Twelve Dreams
Twelve Dreams is a stage play by James Lapine that explores psychological and surreal themes through the dream life of a troubled young girl.
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E.
This Boy
"This Boy" is a memoir by British politician Alan Johnson that recounts his impoverished childhood in post-war London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book of poems
ⓘ
poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | John Berryman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
experimental lyrics
ⓘ
introspective lyrics ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacter | Mr Bones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | sequence of dream songs ⓘ |
| genre |
confessional poetry
ⓘ
lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | autobiographical elements ⓘ |
| hasSection | later dream songs of The Dream Songs ⓘ |
| influenced | late-20th-century American poetry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | sequence of lyrics ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | irregular ⓘ |
| narrativeVoice | first-person ⓘ |
| partOf | The Dream Songs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
complex male subjectivity
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psychological breakdown ⓘ self-scrutiny ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | later section of The Dream Songs ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
77 Dream Songs
NERFINISHED
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The Dream Songs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | variable ⓘ |
| style |
elliptical
ⓘ
experimental ⓘ intertextual ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
ⓘ
alcoholism ⓘ art and creativity ⓘ death ⓘ guilt ⓘ identity ⓘ introspection ⓘ memory ⓘ mental illness ⓘ spiritual crisis ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
allusion
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code-switching ⓘ fragmentation ⓘ shifts in diction ⓘ stream of consciousness ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: His Toy, His Dream, His Rest Description of subject: "His Toy, His Dream, His Rest" is a major section of John Berryman’s long poem sequence The Dream Songs, encompassing a substantial portion of the work’s later, more introspective and experimental lyrics.
Referenced by (2)
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