Adieu to a Soldier
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"Adieu to a Soldier" is a poem by Walt Whitman, included in his Civil War-themed collection Drum-Taps, reflecting on the experiences and farewell of a departing soldier.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Adieu to a Soldier canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5539116 — 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: Adieu to a Soldier Context triple: [Drum-Taps, hasPart, Adieu to a Soldier]
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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 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.
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C.
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms is a classic war-time romance novel by Ernest Hemingway that follows an American ambulance driver in World War I and explores themes of love, loss, and the brutality of conflict.
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D.
After the War
After the War is a 1989 Australian drama film set in post–World War II Melbourne, exploring the lives of European immigrants and their families as they adjust to a new country and lingering wartime trauma.
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E.
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.
- 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: Adieu to a Soldier Target entity description: "Adieu to a Soldier" is a poem by Walt Whitman, included in his Civil War-themed collection Drum-Taps, reflecting on the experiences and farewell of a departing soldier.
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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 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.
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C.
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms is a classic war-time romance novel by Ernest Hemingway that follows an American ambulance driver in World War I and explores themes of love, loss, and the brutality of conflict.
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D.
After the War
After the War is a 1989 Australian drama film set in post–World War II Melbourne, exploring the lives of European immigrants and their families as they adjust to a new country and lingering wartime trauma.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| addresses | the departure of a soldier from war ⓘ |
| author | Walt Whitman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToAuthorCollection | Civil War poems by Walt Whitman ⓘ |
| collection | Drum-Taps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstPublicationCollection | Drum-Taps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric poetry
ⓘ
war poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Walt Whitman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Walt Whitman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | free verse ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
military service
ⓘ
parting and farewell ⓘ war and remembrance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Adieu to a Soldier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | Leaves of Grass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
American Romanticism
ⓘ
Transcendentalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
apostrophe
ⓘ
cataloguing ⓘ imagery ⓘ repetition ⓘ |
| meter | irregular ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person speaker addressing a soldier ⓘ |
| partOf | Drum-Taps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 19th century American literature ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Drum-Taps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
O Captain! My Captain! NERFINISHED ⓘ When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | American Civil War era ⓘ |
| subject | Union soldier ⓘ |
| theme |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
death ⓘ farewell ⓘ memory ⓘ patriotism ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ soldier’s experience ⓘ |
| tone |
reflective
ⓘ
reverent ⓘ solemn ⓘ |
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Subject: Adieu to a Soldier Description of subject: "Adieu to a Soldier" is a poem by Walt Whitman, included in his Civil War-themed collection Drum-Taps, reflecting on the experiences and farewell of a departing soldier.
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