The Rhyming Poem
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The Rhyming Poem is an Old English verse notable for its rare and elaborate use of end rhyme, preserved in the medieval manuscript known as the Exeter Book.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Rhyming Poem canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5236070 — 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 Rhyming Poem Context triple: [Exeter Book, content, The Rhyming Poem]
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A.
Poemata
Poemata is a collection of Latin poems by the Swiss polymath Albrecht von Haller, reflecting his prominence in 18th-century scientific and literary circles.
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B.
PRhyme
PRhyme is a hip-hop duo consisting of rapper Royce da 5'9" and producer DJ Premier, known for their lyrically dense, boom-bap–oriented projects.
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C.
Poetry
Poetry is a Python dependency management and packaging tool that simplifies creating, building, and publishing Python projects.
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D.
Sonnets
Sonnets is a celebrated collection of 154 lyric poems by William Shakespeare that explore themes such as love, beauty, time, and mortality.
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E.
Hundred Family Surnames poem
The Hundred Family Surnames poem is a classic Chinese text compiled during the Song dynasty that lists common Chinese surnames in a rhymed, easy-to-memorize format and has long been used as a primer for teaching children to read.
- 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 Rhyming Poem Target entity description: The Rhyming Poem is an Old English verse notable for its rare and elaborate use of end rhyme, preserved in the medieval manuscript known as the Exeter Book.
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A.
Poemata
Poemata is a collection of Latin poems by the Swiss polymath Albrecht von Haller, reflecting his prominence in 18th-century scientific and literary circles.
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B.
PRhyme
PRhyme is a hip-hop duo consisting of rapper Royce da 5'9" and producer DJ Premier, known for their lyrically dense, boom-bap–oriented projects.
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C.
Poetry
Poetry is a Python dependency management and packaging tool that simplifies creating, building, and publishing Python projects.
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D.
Sonnets
Sonnets is a celebrated collection of 154 lyric poems by William Shakespeare that explore themes such as love, beauty, time, and mortality.
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E.
Hundred Family Surnames poem
The Hundred Family Surnames poem is a classic Chinese text compiled during the Song dynasty that lists common Chinese surnames in a rhymed, easy-to-memorize format and has long been used as a primer for teaching children to read.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Exeter Book poem
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Old English poem ⓘ alliterative verse ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rhyming Poem
NERFINISHED
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The Riming Poem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Exeter Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containedIn | MS Exeter Cathedral Library 3501 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 10th century ⓘ |
| firstEditedBy | Benjamin Thorpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEdition | Exeter Book edition by Benjamin Thorpe (1842) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | rhymed alliterative verse ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic poem
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gnomic poem ⓘ |
| influenceFrom | Latin rhymed verse traditions ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 87 lines ⓘ |
| manuscript | Exeter Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | parchment manuscript ⓘ |
| meter | Old English alliterative meter ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combination of alliteration and end rhyme
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elaborate rhyme scheme unusual in Old English poetry ⓘ extensive use of end rhyme ⓘ |
| originalScript | Insular minuscule ⓘ |
| period | Anglo-Saxon period ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Exeter Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionContext | Christian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhymePattern | predominantly couplet rhyme ⓘ |
| rhymeType |
end rhyme
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internal rhyme ⓘ |
| rhymeUsage | systematic end-rhyme throughout most of the poem ⓘ |
| scholarlyInterest |
development of rhyme in early English verse
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interaction of Latin and vernacular poetic techniques ⓘ |
| scriptorium | Exeter Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | worldly courtly life contrasted with spiritual values ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian moral reflection
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mutability of worldly fortune ⓘ transience of earthly prosperity ⓘ |
| tone |
moralizing
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reflective ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Rhyming Poem Description of subject: The Rhyming Poem is an Old English verse notable for its rare and elaborate use of end rhyme, preserved in the medieval manuscript known as the Exeter Book.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.