General William Booth Enters into Heaven
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"General William Booth Enters into Heaven" is a celebrated early 20th-century poem by Vachel Lindsay that vividly and rhythmically imagines the Salvation Army founder’s triumphant, music-filled entry into heaven.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| General William Booth Enters into Heaven canonical | 2 |
| General William Booth Enters into Heaven and Other Poems | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2314252 — 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: General William Booth Enters into Heaven Context triple: [Vachel Lindsay, notableWork, General William Booth Enters into Heaven]
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A.
A Call from Heaven
"A Call from Heaven" is a 17th-century religious work by Puritan minister Increase Mather that exhorts readers to piety and spiritual preparation for death and the afterlife.
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B.
Reverend Salvation
Reverend Salvation is a character in the musical play "The Cradle Will Rock," representing a satirical portrait of religious authority entangled with political and economic corruption.
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C.
Prayer for the Dying
"Prayer for the Dying" is a 1994 pop-soul ballad by British singer-songwriter Seal, known for its introspective lyrics and emotive vocal performance.
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D.
The Light of the World
The Light of the World is a famous religious painting by William Holman Hunt that depicts Christ knocking at a door, emblematic of the Pre-Raphaelite movement’s detailed realism and spiritual symbolism.
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E.
The Glory of Christ
The Glory of Christ is a classic work of Reformed Christian theology by John Owen that meditates on the person and work of Jesus Christ and the believer’s beholding of His glory.
- 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: General William Booth Enters into Heaven Target entity description: "General William Booth Enters into Heaven" is a celebrated early 20th-century poem by Vachel Lindsay that vividly and rhythmically imagines the Salvation Army founder’s triumphant, music-filled entry into heaven.
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A.
A Call from Heaven
"A Call from Heaven" is a 17th-century religious work by Puritan minister Increase Mather that exhorts readers to piety and spiritual preparation for death and the afterlife.
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B.
Reverend Salvation
Reverend Salvation is a character in the musical play "The Cradle Will Rock," representing a satirical portrait of religious authority entangled with political and economic corruption.
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C.
Prayer for the Dying
"Prayer for the Dying" is a 1994 pop-soul ballad by British singer-songwriter Seal, known for its introspective lyrics and emotive vocal performance.
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D.
The Light of the World
The Light of the World is a famous religious painting by William Holman Hunt that depicts Christ knocking at a door, emblematic of the Pre-Raphaelite movement’s detailed realism and spiritual symbolism.
-
E.
The Glory of Christ
The Glory of Christ is a classic work of Reformed Christian theology by John Owen that meditates on the person and work of Jesus Christ and the believer’s beholding of His glory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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poem ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Salvation Army
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surface form:
Salvation Army tradition
|
| author | Vachel Lindsay ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| firstPublicationDecade | 1910s ⓘ |
| form | rhythmic free verse ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian poetry
ⓘ
narrative poem ⓘ religious poem ⓘ |
| hasCentralCharacter | William Booth ⓘ |
| hasMode | dramatic monologue elements ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter |
William Booth
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surface form:
General William Booth
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| inspiredBy |
Salvation Army evangelism
ⓘ
life of William Booth ⓘ |
| intendedPerformance | oral recitation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
modern American poetry
ⓘ
performance poetry precursor ⓘ |
| meter | irregular ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic oral performance qualities
ⓘ
strong musical rhythms ⓘ use of chant-like refrains ⓘ |
| originalPublicationDate | early 20th century ⓘ |
| period | early 20th century American literature ⓘ |
| portrays |
Booth leading a procession of the poor and marginalized
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triumphal entry of William Booth into heaven ⓘ |
| references |
Christian hymnody
ⓘ
Salvation Army brass bands ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | irregular ⓘ |
| setting |
a visionary afterlife scene
ⓘ
heaven ⓘ |
| subject |
Christian salvation
ⓘ
Salvation Army ⓘ William Booth ⓘ heaven ⓘ music ⓘ religious procession ⓘ revivalism ⓘ social outcasts ⓘ |
| theme |
joyful salvation
ⓘ
music as spiritual expression ⓘ redemption of the marginalized ⓘ religious ecstasy ⓘ social gospel ⓘ |
| tone |
exultant
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prophetic ⓘ visionary ⓘ |
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Subject: General William Booth Enters into Heaven Description of subject: "General William Booth Enters into Heaven" is a celebrated early 20th-century poem by Vachel Lindsay that vividly and rhythmically imagines the Salvation Army founder’s triumphant, music-filled entry into heaven.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
General William Booth Enters into Heaven and Other Poems
subject surface form:
Vachel Lindsay