The Backward Look
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"The Backward Look" is a poem by Seamus Heaney included in his 1972 collection *Wintering Out*, reflecting his characteristic blend of personal memory, landscape, and Irish cultural history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Backward Look canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5439398 — 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 Backward Look Context triple: [Wintering Out, hasPoem, The Backward Look]
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A.
A Backward Glance
A Backward Glance is Edith Wharton’s autobiographical memoir, reflecting on her life, career, and social world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
There and Back
"There and Back" is a 1980 instrumental rock and jazz fusion album by English guitarist Jeff Beck, noted for its virtuosic playing and innovative use of synthesizers.
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C.
In His Eyes
"In His Eyes" is a poignant duet from the Broadway musical Jekyll & Hyde, sung by the characters Lucy and Emma as they reflect on their conflicted feelings for the same man.
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D.
The Road to Yesterday
The Road to Yesterday is a 1925 American silent fantasy drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
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E.
A Sort of Homecoming
A Sort of Homecoming is a song by Irish rock band U2, known as the atmospheric opening track of their 1984 album The Unforgettable Fire.
- 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 Backward Look Target entity description: "The Backward Look" is a poem by Seamus Heaney included in his 1972 collection *Wintering Out*, reflecting his characteristic blend of personal memory, landscape, and Irish cultural history.
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A.
A Backward Glance
A Backward Glance is Edith Wharton’s autobiographical memoir, reflecting on her life, career, and social world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
There and Back
"There and Back" is a 1980 instrumental rock and jazz fusion album by English guitarist Jeff Beck, noted for its virtuosic playing and innovative use of synthesizers.
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C.
In His Eyes
"In His Eyes" is a poignant duet from the Broadway musical Jekyll & Hyde, sung by the characters Lucy and Emma as they reflect on their conflicted feelings for the same man.
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D.
The Road to Yesterday
The Road to Yesterday is a 1925 American silent fantasy drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
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E.
A Sort of Homecoming
A Sort of Homecoming is a song by Irish rock band U2, known as the atmospheric opening track of their 1984 album The Unforgettable Fire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poem
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poetry collection ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Irish history
ⓘ
Irish rural landscape ⓘ memory and reflection ⓘ |
| author | Seamus Heaney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorBirthCountry | Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorBirthPlace | County Derry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorBirthYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| authorGender | male ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Seamus Heaney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Irish cultural history
ⓘ
landscape ⓘ personal memory ⓘ |
| includedIn | first edition of Wintering Out ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poem ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary Irish poetry ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| partOfCollection | Wintering Out NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1972 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Backward Look Description of subject: "The Backward Look" is a poem by Seamus Heaney included in his 1972 collection *Wintering Out*, reflecting his characteristic blend of personal memory, landscape, and Irish cultural history.
Referenced by (1)
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