Monody on Major André
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Monody on Major André is an elegiac poem by Anna Seward that mourns the death of British officer Major John André during the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Monody on Major André canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1138138 — 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: Monody on Major André Context triple: [Anna Seward, notableWork, Monody on Major André]
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Trial of the Twenty-One
The Trial of the Twenty-One was a 1938 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks and party leaders were accused of treason and executed, marking one of the most infamous episodes of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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B.
Trial of the Seventeen
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C.
Notes on the State of Virginia
Notes on the State of Virginia is Thomas Jefferson’s detailed 18th-century survey of Virginia’s geography, natural resources, society, politics, and laws, and his only full-length published book.
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High Water Mark of the Rebellion
The High Water Mark of the Rebellion is a landmark on the Gettysburg battlefield marking the farthest advance of Confederate forces during Pickett’s Charge and symbolizing the turning point of the American Civil War.
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E.
The Liberator
The Liberator was a prominent 19th-century American abolitionist newspaper that became a leading voice in the movement to end slavery in the United States.
- 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: Monody on Major André Target entity description: Monody on Major André is an elegiac poem by Anna Seward that mourns the death of British officer Major John André during the American Revolutionary War.
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A.
Trial of the Twenty-One
The Trial of the Twenty-One was a 1938 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks and party leaders were accused of treason and executed, marking one of the most infamous episodes of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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B.
Trial of the Seventeen
Trial of the Seventeen is a fantasy novel in the Spellmonger series by Terry Mancour, continuing the epic tale of mage Minalan and his allies as they confront escalating magical and political threats.
-
C.
Notes on the State of Virginia
Notes on the State of Virginia is Thomas Jefferson’s detailed 18th-century survey of Virginia’s geography, natural resources, society, politics, and laws, and his only full-length published book.
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D.
High Water Mark of the Rebellion
The High Water Mark of the Rebellion is a landmark on the Gettysburg battlefield marking the farthest advance of Confederate forces during Pickett’s Charge and symbolizing the turning point of the American Civil War.
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E.
The Liberator
The Liberator was a prominent 19th-century American abolitionist newspaper that became a leading voice in the movement to end slavery in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elegiac poem
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poem ⓘ |
| associatedWith | British Loyalist perspective ⓘ |
| author | Anna Seward ⓘ |
| commemorates |
John André
ⓘ
surface form:
Major John André
|
| countryOfOrigin | Great Britain ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
John André
ⓘ
surface form:
Major John André
|
| genre | elegy ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
John André
ⓘ
surface form:
Major John André
|
| hasTitleCharacter |
John André
ⓘ
surface form:
Major John André
|
| historicalContext | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 18th-century British poetry ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| mentionsEvent | execution of Major John André ⓘ |
| mourns |
John André
ⓘ
surface form:
Major John André
|
| portrays | Major John André as a noble victim ⓘ |
| setInTime |
American Revolutionary War
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surface form:
American Revolutionary War era
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| subject |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
John André ⓘ death ⓘ honor ⓘ loyalty ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| theme |
grief
ⓘ
martyrdom ⓘ patriotism ⓘ war ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Anna Seward ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Anna Seward ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Monody on Major André Description of subject: Monody on Major André is an elegiac poem by Anna Seward that mourns the death of British officer Major John André during the American Revolutionary War.
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