Tam o' Shanter
E156470
Tam o' Shanter is a narrative poem by Robert Burns that humorously recounts a drunken farmer’s terrifying nighttime encounter with witches and other supernatural beings.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tam o' Shanter canonical | 6 |
| Tam o' Shanter (character) | 2 |
| Tam o' Shanter Overture | 1 |
| Tam o’ Shanter | 1 |
| Tam o’ Shanter Experience | 1 |
| Tam o’ shanter | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1364850 — 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: Tam o' Shanter Context triple: [Robert Burns, notableWork, Tam o' Shanter]
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A.
Lochinvar
Lochinvar is a small rural-residential suburb in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, known for its vineyards, farmland, and village atmosphere.
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B.
Queen of the Hebrides
Queen of the Hebrides is the poetic nickname for Islay, a Scottish island famed for its rugged beauty and distinctive peaty single malt whiskies.
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C.
Burntisland
Burntisland is a coastal town on the north shore of the Firth of Forth in Fife, Scotland, known for its historic harbour, sandy beach, and traditional summer fair.
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D.
Lady of the Thistle
Lady of the Thistle is the title given to a female member of the Order of the Thistle, Scotland’s highest order of chivalry.
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E.
Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands
"Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" is a long, poetic ballad by Bob Dylan, celebrated for its hypnotic lyrics and closing position on his landmark album Blonde on Blonde.
- 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: Tam o' Shanter Target entity description: Tam o' Shanter is a narrative poem by Robert Burns that humorously recounts a drunken farmer’s terrifying nighttime encounter with witches and other supernatural beings.
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A.
Lochinvar
Lochinvar is a small rural-residential suburb in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, known for its vineyards, farmland, and village atmosphere.
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B.
Queen of the Hebrides
Queen of the Hebrides is the poetic nickname for Islay, a Scottish island famed for its rugged beauty and distinctive peaty single malt whiskies.
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C.
Burntisland
Burntisland is a coastal town on the north shore of the Firth of Forth in Fife, Scotland, known for its historic harbour, sandy beach, and traditional summer fair.
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D.
Lady of the Thistle
Lady of the Thistle is the title given to a female member of the Order of the Thistle, Scotland’s highest order of chivalry.
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E.
Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands
"Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" is a long, poetic ballad by Bob Dylan, celebrated for its hypnotic lyrics and closing position on his landmark album Blonde on Blonde.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
narrative poem
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation |
Alloway Auld Kirk
ⓘ
Brig o’ Doon ⓘ
surface form:
Brig o' Doon
|
| author | Robert Burns ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
alcohol and its consequences
ⓘ
humour ⓘ moral warning ⓘ supernatural ⓘ |
| climaxEvent | witches' chase across Brig o' Doon ⓘ |
| containsElement |
devils
ⓘ
haunted church ⓘ warlocks ⓘ witches ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
chase
ⓘ
narrow escape ⓘ night ride ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
major work in Scottish literature
ⓘ
popular subject of illustration and painting ⓘ |
| famousLine |
But pleasures are like poppies spread
ⓘ
Weel-mounted on his grey mare, Meg ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Kate (Tam's wife)
ⓘ
Maggie (Tam's horse) ⓘ Souter Johnnie ⓘ Tam o' Shanter self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Tam o' Shanter (character)
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| firstPublicationYear | 1791 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Edinburgh Herald ⓘ |
| genre |
comic poem
ⓘ
narrative poetry ⓘ |
| hasMoral | warning against excessive drinking ⓘ |
| hasTone |
gothic
ⓘ
humorous ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
Tam o' Shanter (statue, Ayr)
ⓘ
Tam o' Shanter Inn (Ayr) ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| meter | rhymed couplets ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
blend of Scots dialect and English
ⓘ
mix of comedy and horror ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| partOf | Robert Burns's poetic oeuvre ⓘ |
| protagonist |
Tam o' Shanter
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tam o' Shanter (character)
|
| settingCountry | Scotland ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Alloway
ⓘ
Ayr ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | night ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tam o' Shanter Description of subject: Tam o' Shanter is a narrative poem by Robert Burns that humorously recounts a drunken farmer’s terrifying nighttime encounter with witches and other supernatural beings.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tam o’ shanter
this entity surface form:
Tam o' Shanter Overture
this entity surface form:
Tam o’ Shanter Experience
subject surface form:
Robert Burns
this entity surface form:
Tam o' Shanter (character)
this entity surface form:
Tam o' Shanter (character)
this entity surface form:
Tam o’ Shanter