The Sheaves
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"The Sheaves" is a reflective lyric poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson that contemplates mortality and spiritual renewal through the imagery of harvested grain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Sheaves canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5452416 — 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 Sheaves Context triple: [Collected Poems by Edwin Arlington Robinson, hasNotablePoem, The Sheaves]
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A.
The Sheaf
The Sheaf is a late abstract mural-sized work by Henri Matisse, created using his signature cut-out technique and characterized by bold, colorful leaf-like forms.
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B.
The Tilled Field
The Tilled Field is a seminal 1923–24 surrealist painting by Joan Miró that marks his transition from detailed realism to a highly personal, symbolic, and abstract visual language.
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C.
The Harvest
The Harvest is an Impressionist painting by Camille Pissarro depicting rural agricultural laborers working in the fields.
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D.
The Sower
The Sower is a prominent bronze statue symbolizing agriculture and human labor that crowns the tower of the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln.
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E.
The Sower
The Sower is a famous mid-19th-century painting by Jean-François Millet that powerfully depicts a peasant farmer sowing seeds, symbolizing rural labor and social realism.
- 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 Sheaves Target entity description: "The Sheaves" is a reflective lyric poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson that contemplates mortality and spiritual renewal through the imagery of harvested grain.
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A.
The Sheaf
The Sheaf is a late abstract mural-sized work by Henri Matisse, created using his signature cut-out technique and characterized by bold, colorful leaf-like forms.
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B.
The Tilled Field
The Tilled Field is a seminal 1923–24 surrealist painting by Joan Miró that marks his transition from detailed realism to a highly personal, symbolic, and abstract visual language.
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C.
The Harvest
The Harvest is an Impressionist painting by Camille Pissarro depicting rural agricultural laborers working in the fields.
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D.
The Sower
The Sower is a prominent bronze statue symbolizing agriculture and human labor that crowns the tower of the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln.
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E.
The Sower
The Sower is a famous mid-19th-century painting by Jean-François Millet that powerfully depicts a peasant farmer sowing seeds, symbolizing rural labor and social realism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lyric poem
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Edwin Arlington Robinson bibliography ⓘ |
| author | Edwin Arlington Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Edwin Arlington Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
contemplation of death
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possibility of spiritual rebirth ⓘ |
| form | short lyric ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| imagery |
fields at harvest time
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harvested grain ⓘ sheaves of wheat ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
metaphor
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personification ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American poetry ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
formally structured verse
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traditional meter ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
afterlife
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harvest as metaphor for death ⓘ hope ⓘ mortality ⓘ spiritual renewal ⓘ transcendence ⓘ |
| period | early 20th century American literature ⓘ |
| portrays | harvest as symbol of completed life ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
human life compared to a harvest
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the passage from life to death ⓘ the soul’s destiny ⓘ |
| tone |
contemplative
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meditative ⓘ reflective ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Sheaves Description of subject: "The Sheaves" is a reflective lyric poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson that contemplates mortality and spiritual renewal through the imagery of harvested grain.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.