The Valley of the Shadow
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"The Valley of the Shadow" is a notable poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson that reflects his characteristic meditations on mortality, spiritual struggle, and the human condition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Valley of the Shadow canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5452431 — 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 Valley of the Shadow Context triple: [Collected Poems by Edwin Arlington Robinson, hasNotablePoem, The Valley of the Shadow]
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A.
The Lees of Old Virginia
"The Lees of Old Virginia" is a lively, character-establishing song from the Broadway musical *1776* that humorously introduces Richard Henry Lee and his proud Virginia lineage.
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B.
The Blue and the Gray
The Blue and the Gray is a 1982 American television miniseries that dramatizes the American Civil War through the intertwined lives of two families on opposing sides of the conflict.
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C.
A Letter from the South
"A Letter from the South" is an essay by James Baldwin that reflects on race, history, and the Black experience in the American South.
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D.
Down from the Mountain
Down from the Mountain is a concert documentary film showcasing live performances by the musicians featured on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, highlighting American roots and bluegrass music.
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E.
The Carpetbaggers
The Carpetbaggers is a 1964 American drama film, based on Harold Robbins' novel, that follows the ruthless rise of an ambitious industrialist in the early days of aviation and Hollywood.
- 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 Valley of the Shadow Target entity description: "The Valley of the Shadow" is a notable poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson that reflects his characteristic meditations on mortality, spiritual struggle, and the human condition.
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A.
The Lees of Old Virginia
"The Lees of Old Virginia" is a lively, character-establishing song from the Broadway musical *1776* that humorously introduces Richard Henry Lee and his proud Virginia lineage.
-
B.
The Blue and the Gray
The Blue and the Gray is a 1982 American television miniseries that dramatizes the American Civil War through the intertwined lives of two families on opposing sides of the conflict.
-
C.
A Letter from the South
"A Letter from the South" is an essay by James Baldwin that reflects on race, history, and the Black experience in the American South.
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D.
Down from the Mountain
Down from the Mountain is a concert documentary film showcasing live performances by the musicians featured on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, highlighting American roots and bluegrass music.
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E.
The Carpetbaggers
The Carpetbaggers is a 1964 American drama film, based on Harold Robbins' novel, that follows the ruthless rise of an ambitious industrialist in the early days of aviation and Hollywood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| alludesTo | Psalm 23 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Edwin Arlington Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Edwin Arlington Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explores |
inner spiritual conflict
ⓘ
relationship between life and death ⓘ search for meaning in suffering ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryDevice |
imagery
ⓘ
metaphor ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
meditative
ⓘ
philosophical ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
death
ⓘ
doubt ⓘ faith ⓘ introspection ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| hasTone |
reflective
ⓘ
somber ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Christian imagery ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Edwin Arlington Robinson's body of work ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American poetry ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
mortality
ⓘ
spiritual struggle ⓘ the human condition ⓘ |
| period | late 19th–early 20th century American literature ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Valley of the Shadow Description of subject: "The Valley of the Shadow" is a notable poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson that reflects his characteristic meditations on mortality, spiritual struggle, and the human condition.
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