The Man Who Died Twice
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The Man Who Died Twice is a narrative poem by American poet Edwin Arlington Robinson that explores themes of identity, fate, and moral conflict through a dramatic, character-driven story.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Man Who Died Twice canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5500235 — 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 Man Who Died Twice Context triple: [Edwin Arlington Robinson, notableWork, The Man Who Died Twice]
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A.
The Man Who Finally Died
The Man Who Finally Died is a 1963 British thriller film, based on a television serial, about a man investigating his supposedly dead father's mysterious past in a small Bavarian town.
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B.
Death of a Man
"Death of a Man" is a novel by American writer Kay Boyle that explores the moral and emotional turmoil surrounding the rise of fascism in pre–World War II Europe.
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C.
Dead Man’s Time
Dead Man’s Time is a crime thriller novel in the Roy Grace series by British author Peter James, blending a modern murder investigation with a decades-old mystery.
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D.
Dead Man’s Footsteps
Dead Man’s Footsteps is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace as he investigates a mystery linked to the 9/11 attacks and a long-buried secret.
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E.
The Double Man
The Double Man is a 1967 Cold War spy thriller film starring Yul Brynner as a CIA agent entangled in a deadly plot involving his doppelgänger in the Austrian Alps.
- 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 Man Who Died Twice Target entity description: The Man Who Died Twice is a narrative poem by American poet Edwin Arlington Robinson that explores themes of identity, fate, and moral conflict through a dramatic, character-driven story.
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A.
The Man Who Finally Died
The Man Who Finally Died is a 1963 British thriller film, based on a television serial, about a man investigating his supposedly dead father's mysterious past in a small Bavarian town.
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B.
Death of a Man
"Death of a Man" is a novel by American writer Kay Boyle that explores the moral and emotional turmoil surrounding the rise of fascism in pre–World War II Europe.
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C.
Dead Man’s Time
Dead Man’s Time is a crime thriller novel in the Roy Grace series by British author Peter James, blending a modern murder investigation with a decades-old mystery.
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D.
Dead Man’s Footsteps
Dead Man’s Footsteps is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace as he investigates a mystery linked to the 9/11 attacks and a long-buried secret.
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E.
The Double Man
The Double Man is a 1967 Cold War spy thriller film starring Yul Brynner as a CIA agent entangled in a deadly plot involving his doppelgänger in the Austrian Alps.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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narrative poem ⓘ |
| author | Edwin Arlington Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
consequences of past actions
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moral ambiguity ⓘ personal responsibility ⓘ |
| genre |
dramatic poetry
ⓘ
narrative poetry ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
morally conflicted protagonist
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supporting characters revealing protagonist’s past ⓘ |
| hasForm | long poem ⓘ |
| hasPoeticSpeaker | third-person narrator ⓘ |
| hasReputation | example of Robinson’s narrative skill ⓘ |
| hasStructure | stanzaic form ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
dramatic monologue elements
ⓘ
psychological characterization ⓘ |
| hasTone |
reflective
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serious ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| influencedBy | tradition of dramatic narrative poetry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American poetry ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 20th century American literature ⓘ |
| meter | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | character-driven story ⓘ |
| partOf | Edwin Arlington Robinson’s body of work ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | rhymed verse ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
literary criticism on Robinson’s narrative technique
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studies of identity and fate in American poetry ⓘ |
| theme |
fate
ⓘ
identity ⓘ moral conflict ⓘ |
| usesLiteraryDevice |
dialogue
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foreshadowing ⓘ imagery ⓘ irony ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Man Who Died Twice Description of subject: The Man Who Died Twice is a narrative poem by American poet Edwin Arlington Robinson that explores themes of identity, fate, and moral conflict through a dramatic, character-driven story.
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