Break, Break, Break
E281192
"Break, Break, Break" is a short lyric poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, reflecting on grief, loss, and the relentless passage of time as symbolized by the sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Break, Break, Break canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2605061 — 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: Break, Break, Break Context triple: [Alfred, Lord Tennyson, notableWork, Break, Break, Break]
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A.
Funeral Blues
"Funeral Blues" is a famous elegiac poem by W. H. Auden that poignantly expresses grief and the devastation of losing a loved one.
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B.
Bright Star
"Bright Star" is a 2009 romantic drama film directed by Jane Campion that portrays the tragic love story between poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne.
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C.
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain
"I felt a Funeral, in my Brain" is a lyric poem by Emily Dickinson that vividly depicts psychological anguish and the disintegration of consciousness through the extended metaphor of an internal funeral.
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D.
Fire and Ice
"Fire and Ice" is a brief, widely studied lyric poem by Robert Frost that reflects on the destructive power of human emotions through the metaphor of the world's end.
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E.
These Arms of Mine
"These Arms of Mine" is a soulful 1962 ballad by Otis Redding that became one of his signature songs and helped launch his career in rhythm and blues.
- 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: Break, Break, Break Target entity description: "Break, Break, Break" is a short lyric poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, reflecting on grief, loss, and the relentless passage of time as symbolized by the sea.
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A.
Funeral Blues
"Funeral Blues" is a famous elegiac poem by W. H. Auden that poignantly expresses grief and the devastation of losing a loved one.
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B.
Bright Star
"Bright Star" is a 2009 romantic drama film directed by Jane Campion that portrays the tragic love story between poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne.
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C.
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain
"I felt a Funeral, in my Brain" is a lyric poem by Emily Dickinson that vividly depicts psychological anguish and the disintegration of consciousness through the extended metaphor of an internal funeral.
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D.
Fire and Ice
"Fire and Ice" is a brief, widely studied lyric poem by Robert Frost that reflects on the destructive power of human emotions through the metaphor of the world's end.
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E.
These Arms of Mine
"These Arms of Mine" is a soulful 1962 ballad by Otis Redding that became one of his signature songs and helped launch his career in rhythm and blues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lyric poem
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poem ⓘ |
| author | Alfred, Lord Tennyson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Alfred, Lord Tennyson ⓘ |
| firstLine | Break, break, break ⓘ |
| form | short poem ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Alfred, Lord Tennyson ⓘ |
| inCollection | various anthologies of English poetry ⓘ |
| isAbout |
irreversibility of time
ⓘ
personal bereavement ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
alliteration
ⓘ
contrast ⓘ enjambment ⓘ imagery ⓘ repetition ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian poetry ⓘ |
| meter | irregular meter ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
economy of language
ⓘ
haunting refrain ⓘ |
| period | Victorian era ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | irregular rhyme scheme ⓘ |
| setting | seashore ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | speaker's lament for a dead friend ⓘ |
| symbol |
passing ships
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rocks ⓘ sea ⓘ waves ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
emotional turmoil
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relentless passage of time ⓘ unchanging nature of the external world ⓘ |
| theme |
death
ⓘ
grief ⓘ loss ⓘ memory ⓘ mourning ⓘ passage of time ⓘ transience of life ⓘ |
| tone |
elegiac
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Break, Break, Break Description of subject: "Break, Break, Break" is a short lyric poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, reflecting on grief, loss, and the relentless passage of time as symbolized by the sea.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.