Scaffolding
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"Scaffolding" is a poem by Seamus Heaney that uses the metaphor of builders’ scaffolding to explore the strength and resilience underlying human relationships.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Scaffolding canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5439345 — 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: Scaffolding Context triple: [Death of a Naturalist, containsPoem, Scaffolding]
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A.
Staircase
"Staircase" is a large-scale, translucent fabric installation by artist Do Ho Suh that recreates and memorializes the stairways of his former homes to explore memory, displacement, and personal space.
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B.
Potemkin Stairs
Potemkin Stairs is a monumental 19th-century seaside staircase in Odesa, Ukraine, famed as a symbol of the city and for its iconic appearance in Sergei Eisenstein’s film "Battleship Potemkin."
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C.
Concourse
Concourse is a neighborhood in the South Bronx of New York City, known for its proximity to Yankee Stadium and the Grand Concourse boulevard.
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D.
A-frame Tower
A-frame Tower is the iconic, monorail-through-the-middle main building of Disney's Contemporary Resort at Walt Disney World.
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E.
Apprentice Pillar
The Apprentice Pillar is an elaborately carved stone column in Scotland’s Rosslyn Chapel, famed for its intricate design and the legend that its young sculptor was murdered by his jealous master.
- 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: Scaffolding Target entity description: "Scaffolding" is a poem by Seamus Heaney that uses the metaphor of builders’ scaffolding to explore the strength and resilience underlying human relationships.
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A.
Staircase
"Staircase" is a large-scale, translucent fabric installation by artist Do Ho Suh that recreates and memorializes the stairways of his former homes to explore memory, displacement, and personal space.
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B.
Potemkin Stairs
Potemkin Stairs is a monumental 19th-century seaside staircase in Odesa, Ukraine, famed as a symbol of the city and for its iconic appearance in Sergei Eisenstein’s film "Battleship Potemkin."
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C.
Concourse
Concourse is a neighborhood in the South Bronx of New York City, known for its proximity to Yankee Stadium and the Grand Concourse boulevard.
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D.
A-frame Tower
A-frame Tower is the iconic, monorail-through-the-middle main building of Disney's Contemporary Resort at Walt Disney World.
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E.
Apprentice Pillar
The Apprentice Pillar is an elaborately carved stone column in Scotland’s Rosslyn Chapel, famed for its intricate design and the legend that its young sculptor was murdered by his jealous master.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| author | Seamus Heaney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compares |
enduring structure beneath
ⓘ
temporary scaffolding ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| explores | what remains when support structures are removed ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| genre | modern Irish poetry ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
general readers
ⓘ
students of literature ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
the visible supports of a relationship may be temporary
ⓘ
true security lies in the underlying bond ⓘ |
| hasLine |
And yet all this comes down when the job’s done
ⓘ
Are careful to test out the scaffolding ⓘ Make sure that planks won’t slip at busy points ⓘ Masons, when they start upon a building ⓘ Secure all ladders, tighten bolted joints ⓘ Showing off walls of sure and solid stone ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of Seamus Heaney’s early poems ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
extended metaphor
ⓘ
imagery ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| literaryForm | lyric poem ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
foundations of love
ⓘ
resilience in relationships ⓘ strength of relationships ⓘ trust between partners ⓘ |
| period | 20th century literature ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
Death of a Naturalist
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Door into the Dark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Irish literature courses
ⓘ
modern poetry courses ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
human relationships
ⓘ
marital or intimate partnership ⓘ |
| tone |
reassuring
ⓘ
reflective ⓘ |
| usesMetaphorOf | builders’ scaffolding ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Scaffolding Description of subject: "Scaffolding" is a poem by Seamus Heaney that uses the metaphor of builders’ scaffolding to explore the strength and resilience underlying human relationships.
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