Lightenings (poem sequence)
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"Lightenings" is a sequence of poems by Seamus Heaney, noted for its meditative reflections on memory, vision, and the supernatural within his collection *Seeing Things*.
All labels observed (1)
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| Lightenings (poem sequence) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5439585 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lightenings (poem sequence) Context triple: [Seeing Things, hasPart, Lightenings (poem sequence)]
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Twenty-Five Poems
Twenty-Five Poems is an early collection of intensely lyrical and visionary poetry by Dylan Thomas that helped establish his reputation as a major 20th-century poet.
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The Future Poetry
The Future Poetry is a critical work by Indian philosopher and yogi Sri Aurobindo that explores the spiritual evolution of poetry and envisions a higher, more intuitive poetic expression for the future.
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C.
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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The Winding Stair and Other Poems
The Winding Stair and Other Poems is a 1933 poetry collection by W.B. Yeats that reflects his mature style, blending mystical symbolism with meditations on aging, history, and spiritual transformation.
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E.
Service of Light
The Service of Light is the opening part of the Easter Vigil liturgy, centered on the blessing of the new fire and the Paschal candle to symbolize Christ’s resurrection dispelling darkness.
- 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: Lightenings (poem sequence) Target entity description: "Lightenings" is a sequence of poems by Seamus Heaney, noted for its meditative reflections on memory, vision, and the supernatural within his collection *Seeing Things*.
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A.
Twenty-Five Poems
Twenty-Five Poems is an early collection of intensely lyrical and visionary poetry by Dylan Thomas that helped establish his reputation as a major 20th-century poet.
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B.
The Future Poetry
The Future Poetry is a critical work by Indian philosopher and yogi Sri Aurobindo that explores the spiritual evolution of poetry and envisions a higher, more intuitive poetic expression for the future.
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C.
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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D.
The Winding Stair and Other Poems
The Winding Stair and Other Poems is a 1933 poetry collection by W.B. Yeats that reflects his mature style, blending mystical symbolism with meditations on aging, history, and spiritual transformation.
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E.
Service of Light
The Service of Light is the opening part of the Easter Vigil liturgy, centered on the blessing of the new fire and the Paschal candle to symbolize Christ’s resurrection dispelling darkness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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poem sequence ⓘ |
| author | Seamus Heaney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Seeing Things NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| creator | Seamus Heaney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Lightenings i
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| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary Irish poetry ⓘ |
| partOf | Seeing Things NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Faber and Faber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
epiphany
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imagination ⓘ memory ⓘ perception ⓘ spiritual experience ⓘ the supernatural ⓘ vision ⓘ |
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Subject: Lightenings (poem sequence) Description of subject: "Lightenings" is a sequence of poems by Seamus Heaney, noted for its meditative reflections on memory, vision, and the supernatural within his collection *Seeing Things*.
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