The Self-Seeker
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"The Self-Seeker" is a poem by Robert Frost that explores themes of individualism, work, and personal sacrifice within a rural New England setting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Self-Seeker canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4979015 — 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 Self-Seeker Context triple: [North of Boston, containsPoem, The Self-Seeker]
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A.
The Man Who Found Himself
The Man Who Found Himself is an early 20th-century American silent film drama produced by the Vitagraph Company of America.
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B.
The Roving Mind
The Roving Mind is a collection of essays by Isaac Asimov that explores science, technology, humanism, and social issues with his characteristic clarity and wit.
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C.
The Lost Mind
"The Lost Mind" is a notable painting by American symbolist artist Elihu Vedder, reflecting his characteristic mystical and allegorical style.
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D.
The Spirit of Man
"The Spirit of Man" is a song from Jeff Wayne's musical adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds," exploring human resilience and faith in the face of catastrophic alien invasion.
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E.
A Mind with a Heart of Its Own
"A Mind with a Heart of Its Own" is a rock song by Tom Petty from his acclaimed 1989 solo album Full Moon Fever.
- 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 Self-Seeker Target entity description: "The Self-Seeker" is a poem by Robert Frost that explores themes of individualism, work, and personal sacrifice within a rural New England setting.
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A.
The Man Who Found Himself
The Man Who Found Himself is an early 20th-century American silent film drama produced by the Vitagraph Company of America.
-
B.
The Roving Mind
The Roving Mind is a collection of essays by Isaac Asimov that explores science, technology, humanism, and social issues with his characteristic clarity and wit.
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C.
The Lost Mind
"The Lost Mind" is a notable painting by American symbolist artist Elihu Vedder, reflecting his characteristic mystical and allegorical style.
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D.
The Spirit of Man
"The Spirit of Man" is a song from Jeff Wayne's musical adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds," exploring human resilience and faith in the face of catastrophic alien invasion.
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E.
A Mind with a Heart of Its Own
"A Mind with a Heart of Its Own" is a rock song by Tom Petty from his acclaimed 1989 solo album Full Moon Fever.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| author | Robert Frost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| creator | Robert Frost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
conflict between economic need and personal values
ⓘ
industrial or farm accident ⓘ |
| explores |
cost of labor on the individual
ⓘ
moral ambiguity of self-seeking behavior ⓘ tension between self-preservation and duty ⓘ |
| form |
metrical verse
ⓘ
rhymed verse ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric poem
ⓘ
narrative poem ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
employer
ⓘ
friend of the worker ⓘ injured worker ⓘ |
| hasImagery |
injury and hospital setting
ⓘ
physical labor ⓘ rural landscape ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
New England community
ⓘ
working-class life ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 20th century American literature ⓘ |
| settingLocation | rural New England ⓘ |
| theme |
friendship
ⓘ
individualism ⓘ injury and risk ⓘ labor ⓘ loyalty ⓘ personal sacrifice ⓘ rural life ⓘ self-interest ⓘ work ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Self-Seeker Description of subject: "The Self-Seeker" is a poem by Robert Frost that explores themes of individualism, work, and personal sacrifice within a rural New England setting.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.