The Artilleryman’s Vision
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"The Artilleryman’s Vision" is a Civil War–themed poem by Walt Whitman that vividly portrays a veteran’s haunting nighttime recollections of battle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Artilleryman’s Vision canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5539109 — 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: The Artilleryman’s Vision Context triple: [Drum-Taps, hasPart, The Artilleryman’s Vision]
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A.
The Soldier
The Soldier is a famous World War I sonnet by English poet Rupert Brooke that idealistically reflects on patriotism, sacrifice, and the notion of an English soldier’s death abroad.
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B.
The Face of War
The Face of War is a collection of Martha Gellhorn’s vivid, first-hand war reportage spanning multiple conflicts in the mid-20th century.
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C.
The Bullets of the Poets
The Bullets of the Poets is a documentary film by Australian artist and filmmaker George Gittoes that explores the lives and struggles of poets and artists amid the violence of the Afghan civil war.
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D.
The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine
"The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine" is a dramatic musical piece from Jeff Wayne’s concept album adaptation of H.G. Wells’ "The War of the Worlds," depicting a soldier’s encounter with the Martian war machines.
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E.
The American Soldier
The American Soldier is a symbolic collective representing U.S. military personnel, recognized for their service and impact, including being honored as Time magazine's Person of the Year.
- 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: The Artilleryman’s Vision Target entity description: "The Artilleryman’s Vision" is a Civil War–themed poem by Walt Whitman that vividly portrays a veteran’s haunting nighttime recollections of battle.
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A.
The Soldier
The Soldier is a famous World War I sonnet by English poet Rupert Brooke that idealistically reflects on patriotism, sacrifice, and the notion of an English soldier’s death abroad.
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B.
The Face of War
The Face of War is a collection of Martha Gellhorn’s vivid, first-hand war reportage spanning multiple conflicts in the mid-20th century.
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C.
The Bullets of the Poets
The Bullets of the Poets is a documentary film by Australian artist and filmmaker George Gittoes that explores the lives and struggles of poets and artists amid the violence of the Afghan civil war.
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D.
The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine
"The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine" is a dramatic musical piece from Jeff Wayne’s concept album adaptation of H.G. Wells’ "The War of the Worlds," depicting a soldier’s encounter with the Martian war machines.
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E.
The American Soldier
The American Soldier is a symbolic collective representing U.S. military personnel, recognized for their service and impact, including being honored as Time magazine's Person of the Year.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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poem ⓘ |
| author | Walt Whitman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
battlefield chaos
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cannon fire ⓘ soldiers under fire ⓘ |
| describes |
artillery combat
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haunting recollections ⓘ sounds of battle ⓘ visual images of explosions ⓘ |
| explores | lingering impact of war on veterans ⓘ |
| focusesOn | inner life of a soldier ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric poetry
ⓘ
war poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| historicalContext | American Civil War (1861–1865) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American realism (post–Civil War context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th century American literature ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| portrays |
a Civil War artilleryman
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psychological aftermath of war ⓘ |
| relatedWorkAuthor | Leaves of Grass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
American Civil War battlefield (in memory)
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nighttime ⓘ |
| subject | Civil War veteran’s nighttime vision ⓘ |
| theme |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
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memory of battle ⓘ veteran’s experience ⓘ war trauma ⓘ |
| tone |
haunting
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intense ⓘ vivid ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
imagery
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repetition ⓘ sound imagery ⓘ visual imagery ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Artilleryman’s Vision Description of subject: "The Artilleryman’s Vision" is a Civil War–themed poem by Walt Whitman that vividly portrays a veteran’s haunting nighttime recollections of battle.
Referenced by (1)
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