Don’t Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric
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Don’t Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric is a hybrid work of poetry, essay, and visual media by Claudia Rankine that meditates on loneliness, media saturation, and American political life in the early 21st century.
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| Don’t Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Don’t Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric Context triple: [Claudia Rankine, notableWork, Don’t Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric]
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A.
We All Have to Be Alone
We All Have to Be Alone is a song by the American rock band Thoroughbred.
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B.
The Lonely
"The Lonely" is a 1959 episode of the anthology series The Twilight Zone about a convicted man exiled to a remote asteroid who develops a profound emotional bond with a female robot companion.
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C.
Passing Strange
Passing Strange is a semi-autobiographical rock musical that follows a young Black artist’s journey of self-discovery from Los Angeles to Europe, blending theater, concert, and storytelling.
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D.
I Ain’t the Same
"I Ain’t the Same" is a soulful, blues-infused rock song by Alabama Shakes, showcasing Brittany Howard’s powerful vocals and the band’s gritty, retro-inspired sound.
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E.
For Love Alone
"For Love Alone" is a romance novel written by Ivana Trump that draws on her experiences in high society and glamorous international settings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Don’t Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric Target entity description: Don’t Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric is a hybrid work of poetry, essay, and visual media by Claudia Rankine that meditates on loneliness, media saturation, and American political life in the early 21st century.
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A.
We All Have to Be Alone
We All Have to Be Alone is a song by the American rock band Thoroughbred.
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B.
The Lonely
"The Lonely" is a 1959 episode of the anthology series The Twilight Zone about a convicted man exiled to a remote asteroid who develops a profound emotional bond with a female robot companion.
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C.
Passing Strange
Passing Strange is a semi-autobiographical rock musical that follows a young Black artist’s journey of self-discovery from Los Angeles to Europe, blending theater, concert, and storytelling.
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D.
I Ain’t the Same
"I Ain’t the Same" is a soulful, blues-infused rock song by Alabama Shakes, showcasing Brittany Howard’s powerful vocals and the band’s gritty, retro-inspired sound.
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E.
For Love Alone
"For Love Alone" is a romance novel written by Ivana Trump that draws on her experiences in high society and glamorous international settings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ hybrid work ⓘ poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | Claudia Rankine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
impact of mass media on subjectivity
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intersection of race, politics, and mental health ⓘ relationship between private feeling and public events ⓘ |
| format |
paperback
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print ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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experimental literature ⓘ lyric essay ⓘ poetry ⓘ political literature ⓘ |
| hasForm | hybrid of poetry and prose ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
United States politics
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memory ⓘ mortality ⓘ pharmaceutical industry ⓘ television news ⓘ |
| includes |
images of pharmaceutical advertisements
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television stills ⓘ visual media ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
contemporary American poetry
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postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
American political life
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depression ⓘ effects of television news ⓘ grief ⓘ loneliness ⓘ media saturation ⓘ post-9/11 America ⓘ racial politics in the United States ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending poetry, essay, and visual media
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exploration of pharmaceutical culture ⓘ innovative use of the lyric form ⓘ meditation on televised violence ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| publisher | Graywolf Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Citizen: An American Lyric ⓘ |
| settingTime | early 21st century ⓘ |
| structure |
interweaving text and images
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series of lyric prose fragments ⓘ |
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Subject: Don’t Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric Description of subject: Don’t Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric is a hybrid work of poetry, essay, and visual media by Claudia Rankine that meditates on loneliness, media saturation, and American political life in the early 21st century.
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subject surface form:
Claudia Rankine