What the Thunder Said
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"What the Thunder Said" is the apocalyptic, spiritually charged final section of T. S. Eliot’s modernist poem "The Waste Land," culminating its themes of desolation and the search for renewal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| What the Thunder Said canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T946619 — 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: What the Thunder Said Context triple: [The Waste Land, section, What the Thunder Said]
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A.
Thunderlips
Thunderlips is a flamboyant professional wrestler, portrayed by Hulk Hogan, who appears as an exhibition opponent for Rocky Balboa in the film "Rocky III."
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B.
They Say
"They Say" is a song title that has been used by multiple artists across genres, typically exploring themes of external judgment and personal identity.
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C.
Like a Hurricane
"Like a Hurricane" is a 1977 Neil Young rock song renowned for its extended guitar solos, emotional intensity, and status as a live concert staple.
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D.
On Fire
On Fire is a nonfiction book by Naomi Klein that explores the climate crisis and advocates for transformative, justice-centered solutions such as a Green New Deal.
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E.
Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue is a short-lived late-1970s American sitcom featuring a guardian angel on Earth, best known today for its loose connection to the hit series Happy Days.
- 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: What the Thunder Said Target entity description: "What the Thunder Said" is the apocalyptic, spiritually charged final section of T. S. Eliot’s modernist poem "The Waste Land," culminating its themes of desolation and the search for renewal.
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A.
Thunderlips
Thunderlips is a flamboyant professional wrestler, portrayed by Hulk Hogan, who appears as an exhibition opponent for Rocky Balboa in the film "Rocky III."
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B.
They Say
"They Say" is a song title that has been used by multiple artists across genres, typically exploring themes of external judgment and personal identity.
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C.
Like a Hurricane
"Like a Hurricane" is a 1977 Neil Young rock song renowned for its extended guitar solos, emotional intensity, and status as a live concert staple.
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D.
On Fire
On Fire is a nonfiction book by Naomi Klein that explores the climate crisis and advocates for transformative, justice-centered solutions such as a Green New Deal.
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E.
Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue is a short-lived late-1970s American sitcom featuring a guardian angel on Earth, best known today for its loose connection to the hit series Happy Days.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
part of a poem
ⓘ
poem section ⓘ |
| author | T. S. Eliot ⓘ |
| concludesWith | the word Shantih repeated three times ⓘ |
| containsAllusionTo |
Book of Ezekiel
ⓘ
Book of Revelation ⓘ Buddhism ⓘ Christianity ⓘ Garden of Gethsemane ⓘ
surface form:
Gethsemane
Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha (indirectly via Eastern motifs) ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ Upanishads ⓘ Passion of Christ ⓘ
surface form:
the Passion of Christ
road to Emmaus ⓘ
surface form:
the Road to Emmaus
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely studied in modernist literary criticism ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| genre | modernist poetry ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad
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surface form:
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
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| keyConcept | DA (Datta, Dayadhvam, Damyata) ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| motif |
broken images
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dryness ⓘ journey ⓘ rock ⓘ storm ⓘ thunder ⓘ voices ⓘ water ⓘ |
| partOf | The Waste Land ⓘ |
| positionInWork | final section of The Waste Land ⓘ |
| setting |
barren landscape
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desert ⓘ ruined city ⓘ |
| stylisticFeature |
allusive density
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fragmented narrative ⓘ multiple voices ⓘ polyglot diction ⓘ rapid shifts in imagery ⓘ |
| theme |
apocalypse
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desolation ⓘ fragmentation of modern life ⓘ hope for regeneration ⓘ redemption ⓘ search for renewal ⓘ spiritual crisis ⓘ spiritual dryness ⓘ |
| workContext | post–World War I Europe ⓘ |
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Subject: What the Thunder Said Description of subject: "What the Thunder Said" is the apocalyptic, spiritually charged final section of T. S. Eliot’s modernist poem "The Waste Land," culminating its themes of desolation and the search for renewal.
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