The Poet
E379895
The Poet is a crime novel by Michael Connelly that follows a journalist investigating a series of murders staged to look like suicides, marking one of Connelly’s most acclaimed standalone works.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Poet canonical | 5 |
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Target entity: The Poet Context triple: [Michael Connelly, notableWork, The Poet]
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The Poet
"The Poet" is a seminal essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores the nature, role, and visionary power of the poet in society and in expressing universal truths.
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The Poet
The Poet is a reflective, storytelling character in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s narrative poem collection "Tales of a Wayside Inn," representing the voice of the poet among the gathered guests.
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The Cantos
The Cantos is Ezra Pound’s long, unfinished modernist epic poem that weaves together history, politics, economics, and literature in a highly allusive, fragmented style.
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The Bullets of the Poets
The Bullets of the Poets is a documentary film by Australian artist and filmmaker George Gittoes that explores the lives and struggles of poets and artists amid the violence of the Afghan civil war.
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The Love Song
The Love Song is a Rococo-era painting by French artist Antoine Watteau, celebrated for its delicate depiction of aristocratic figures engaged in intimate, music-filled courtship.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Poet Target entity description: The Poet is a crime novel by Michael Connelly that follows a journalist investigating a series of murders staged to look like suicides, marking one of Connelly’s most acclaimed standalone works.
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A.
The Poet
The Poet is a reflective, storytelling character in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s narrative poem collection "Tales of a Wayside Inn," representing the voice of the poet among the gathered guests.
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B.
The Poet
"The Poet" is a seminal essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores the nature, role, and visionary power of the poet in society and in expressing universal truths.
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C.
The Cantos
The Cantos is Ezra Pound’s long, unfinished modernist epic poem that weaves together history, politics, economics, and literature in a highly allusive, fragmented style.
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D.
The Bullets of the Poets
The Bullets of the Poets is a documentary film by Australian artist and filmmaker George Gittoes that explores the lives and struggles of poets and artists amid the violence of the Afghan civil war.
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E.
The Love Song
The Love Song is a Rococo-era painting by French artist Antoine Watteau, celebrated for its delicate depiction of aristocratic figures engaged in intimate, music-filled courtship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
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novel ⓘ standalone novel ⓘ |
| author | Michael Connelly ⓘ |
| awardRecognition | considered one of Connelly’s breakout standalone novels ⓘ |
| containsInvestigationOf |
apparent suicides of police officers
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serial killer known as the Poet ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresSerialKiller | true ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Scarecrow ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationStatus | optioned for screen adaptation at various times ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
FBI special agents
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surface form:
FBI agents
Jack McEvoy ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | widely praised by crime fiction critics ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780316153610 ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | around 500 pages ⓘ |
| hasStructure | divided into multiple parts and chapters ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre |
police procedural
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psychological thriller ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
investigative journalism
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police corruption ⓘ serial crime ⓘ suicide and murder ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacterAlias | the Poet ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jack McEvoy ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of Michael Connelly’s most acclaimed standalone works
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depicting murders staged as suicides ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A journalist investigates a series of murders staged to look like suicides of police officers. ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation |
crime reporter
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journalist ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| series | Jack McEvoy series ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| workOfAuthor | Michael Connelly ⓘ |
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