Specimen Days
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Specimen Days is a prose work by Walt Whitman that blends memoir, nature writing, and reflections on the American Civil War and 19th-century life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Specimen Days canonical | 1 |
| Specimen Days & Collect | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1264172 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Specimen Days Context triple: [Walt Whitman, wrote, Specimen Days]
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A.
The Incorruptible
The Incorruptible was the sobriquet of Maximilien Robespierre, the influential and austere leader of the French Revolution’s radical phase and a key figure in the Reign of Terror.
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B.
The 18th Day
The 18th Day is the debut studio album by British singer-rapper Estelle, blending R&B, hip hop, and soul to introduce her distinctive sound.
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C.
The Backbone of Night
"The Backbone of Night" is an episode of the science documentary series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" in which Carl Sagan explores humanity’s evolving understanding of the Milky Way and our place in the universe.
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D.
After the Fall
After the Fall is a semi-autobiographical play by Arthur Miller that explores themes of guilt, memory, and personal responsibility, widely seen as reflecting his relationship with Marilyn Monroe and the era of McCarthyism.
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E.
The Sentinel
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- 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: Specimen Days Target entity description: Specimen Days is a prose work by Walt Whitman that blends memoir, nature writing, and reflections on the American Civil War and 19th-century life.
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A.
The Incorruptible
The Incorruptible was the sobriquet of Maximilien Robespierre, the influential and austere leader of the French Revolution’s radical phase and a key figure in the Reign of Terror.
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B.
The 18th Day
The 18th Day is the debut studio album by British singer-rapper Estelle, blending R&B, hip hop, and soul to introduce her distinctive sound.
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C.
The Backbone of Night
"The Backbone of Night" is an episode of the science documentary series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" in which Carl Sagan explores humanity’s evolving understanding of the Milky Way and our place in the universe.
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D.
After the Fall
After the Fall is a semi-autobiographical play by Arthur Miller that explores themes of guilt, memory, and personal responsibility, widely seen as reflecting his relationship with Marilyn Monroe and the era of McCarthyism.
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E.
The Sentinel
The Sentinel is a 1977 supernatural horror film known for its eerie atmosphere and cult status, in which Christopher Walken appears among an ensemble cast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ prose work ⓘ |
| author | Walt Whitman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Walt Whitman ⓘ |
| describedBySource | literary criticism of Walt Whitman ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
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nature writing ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ war literature ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
Specimen Days
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Specimen Days & Collect
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| hasPart |
Civil War diary entries
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nature sketches ⓘ reflections on Reconstruction-era America ⓘ reminiscences of Brooklyn and New York ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Leaves of Grass ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
American Romanticism
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Transcendentalism ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
19th-century American life
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American Civil War ⓘ autobiographical reflections ⓘ nature ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
blend of diary, memoir, and nature notes
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eyewitness accounts of Civil War wounded soldiers ⓘ prose companion to Leaves of Grass ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1882 ⓘ |
| publisher | David McKay ⓘ |
| setting |
American Civil War hospitals
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Brooklyn ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Washington, D.C. ⓘ rural New Jersey ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
19th century
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American Civil War ⓘ
surface form:
American Civil War era
Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| workChronologyPosition | late-career work of Walt Whitman ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Specimen Days & Collect