The Cross of Snow
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The Cross of Snow is a sonnet by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that mournfully commemorates his wife Frances Appleton and reflects on enduring grief through the metaphor of a snow-filled mountain ravine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Cross of Snow canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2481184 — 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: The Cross of Snow Context triple: [Frances Appleton, inspiredWork, The Cross of Snow]
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A.
The Mountain Shadow
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B.
Spirits of the Ice Forest
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C.
La Ciudad Blanca
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D.
The Pass
The Pass is a renowned surf break and scenic beach area in Byron Bay, Australia, popular for its long right-hand waves, lookout, and coastal walking tracks.
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E.
Wintersong
"Wintersong" is a 2006 holiday-themed studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, featuring a mix of Christmas standards and original material.
- 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: The Cross of Snow Target entity description: The Cross of Snow is a sonnet by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that mournfully commemorates his wife Frances Appleton and reflects on enduring grief through the metaphor of a snow-filled mountain ravine.
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A.
The Mountain Shadow
The Mountain Shadow is a novel by Gregory David Roberts that continues the adventures of Lin, an Australian fugitive navigating the criminal underworld and spiritual quests in India, serving as the sequel to Shantaram.
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B.
Spirits of the Ice Forest
"Spirits of the Ice Forest" is an episode of the documentary series *Walking with Dinosaurs* that depicts the lives and struggles of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures in polar environments.
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C.
La Ciudad Blanca
La Ciudad Blanca is the popular nickname of Arequipa, a major Peruvian city famed for its white volcanic-stone architecture and historic colonial center.
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D.
The Pass
The Pass is a renowned surf break and scenic beach area in Byron Bay, Australia, popular for its long right-hand waves, lookout, and coastal walking tracks.
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E.
Wintersong
"Wintersong" is a 2006 holiday-themed studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, featuring a mix of Christmas standards and original material.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poem
ⓘ
sonnet ⓘ |
| author | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ⓘ |
| commemorates | Frances Appleton Longfellow ⓘ |
| compares | the unchanging cross of snow to unchanging sorrow ⓘ |
| containsImageOf |
a cross on the breast of the mountain
ⓘ
a halo of pale light around a portrait ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateWritten | 1879 ⓘ |
| describes | a snow-filled mountain ravine ⓘ |
| expresses | the persistence of grief over many years ⓘ |
| firstLine | In the long, sleepless watches of the night ⓘ |
| genre | elegy ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | a grieving speaker identified with Longfellow ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of Longfellow's posthumous poems ⓘ |
| influenced | later critical discussions of Longfellow's private grief ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
alliteration
ⓘ
imagery ⓘ metaphor ⓘ simile ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American Romanticism ⓘ |
| manuscriptFoundIn | Longfellow's papers after his death ⓘ |
| mentions | a martyrdom of fire ⓘ |
| meter | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| numberOfLines | 14 ⓘ |
| poeticForm | Petrarchan sonnet ⓘ |
| posthumouslyPublished | true ⓘ |
| reflectsEvent | the death of Frances Appleton Longfellow in a fire ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | ABBAABBA CDECDE ⓘ |
| setting | Longfellow's bedroom with a portrait of his wife ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Frances Appleton Longfellow ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
a burden of sorrow
ⓘ
the poet's enduring grief ⓘ |
| theme |
death
ⓘ
enduring love ⓘ grief ⓘ memory ⓘ mourning ⓘ religious imagery ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| tone |
contemplative
ⓘ
mournful ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | lyric poem ⓘ |
| usesMetaphorOf | a cross-shaped patch of snow on a mountain ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Cross of Snow Description of subject: The Cross of Snow is a sonnet by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that mournfully commemorates his wife Frances Appleton and reflects on enduring grief through the metaphor of a snow-filled mountain ravine.
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