Delight in Disorder
E593519
"Delight in Disorder" is a well-known 17th-century lyric poem by Robert Herrick that celebrates the charming beauty found in slight imperfection and disorder.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Delight in Disorder canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Delight in Disorder Context triple: [Robert Herrick, wrotePoem, Delight in Disorder]
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A.
The Disorderly Orderly
The Disorderly Orderly is a 1964 slapstick comedy film starring Jerry Lewis as a bumbling hospital orderly whose over-the-top antics create chaotic and humorous situations.
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B.
The Blessed Unrest
The Blessed Unrest is a 2013 pop and singer-songwriter album by Sara Bareilles that features introspective lyrics and piano-driven melodies, including the hit single "Brave."
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C.
A Little Chaos
A Little Chaos is a 2014 British period drama film set in the court of Louis XIV, following a female landscape designer commissioned to help create the gardens at Versailles.
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D.
The Pleased
The Pleased was an indie rock band from San Francisco known for featuring harpist-singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom as a member early in her career.
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E.
Gleaming Misfortune
Gleaming Misfortune is a named bed curtain associated with the character Hel, likely characterized by a striking yet ominous appearance that reflects her dark, mythic nature.
- 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: Delight in Disorder Target entity description: "Delight in Disorder" is a well-known 17th-century lyric poem by Robert Herrick that celebrates the charming beauty found in slight imperfection and disorder.
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A.
The Disorderly Orderly
The Disorderly Orderly is a 1964 slapstick comedy film starring Jerry Lewis as a bumbling hospital orderly whose over-the-top antics create chaotic and humorous situations.
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B.
The Blessed Unrest
The Blessed Unrest is a 2013 pop and singer-songwriter album by Sara Bareilles that features introspective lyrics and piano-driven melodies, including the hit single "Brave."
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C.
A Little Chaos
A Little Chaos is a 2014 British period drama film set in the court of Louis XIV, following a female landscape designer commissioned to help create the gardens at Versailles.
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D.
The Pleased
The Pleased was an indie rock band from San Francisco known for featuring harpist-singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom as a member early in her career.
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E.
Gleaming Misfortune
Gleaming Misfortune is a named bed curtain associated with the character Hel, likely characterized by a striking yet ominous appearance that reflects her dark, mythic nature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lyric poem
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poem ⓘ |
| author | Robert Herrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorBirthName | Robert Herrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorBirthYear | 1591 ⓘ |
| authorDeathYear | 1674 ⓘ |
| authorNationality | English ⓘ |
| centralIdea | slight disorder can enhance beauty ⓘ |
| contrastBetween |
art and nature
ⓘ
precision and spontaneity ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| criticalReception | frequently anthologized in English literature collections ⓘ |
| culturalContext | English Renaissance lyric tradition ⓘ |
| famousLine |
A sweet disorder in the dress
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Do more bewitch me than when art / Is too precise in every part ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| focus |
sensuous appreciation of minor flaws
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visual details of clothing ⓘ |
| form | short lyric ⓘ |
| genre | love poetry ⓘ |
| imageryType |
tactile imagery
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visual imagery ⓘ |
| includedIn | Hesperides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later discussions of the beauty of imperfection ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
alliteration
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enjambment ⓘ imagery ⓘ oxymoron ⓘ paradox ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Cavalier poetry ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| literaryReputation | one of Robert Herrick’s best-known poems ⓘ |
| meter | irregular iambic meter ⓘ |
| originalCollectionPublicationYear | 1648 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| philosophicalAspect | preference for naturalness over artifice ⓘ |
| poeticSpeaker | first-person observer ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | irregular ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
courses on 17th-century English poetry
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courses on lyric poetry ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | a woman’s dress and appearance ⓘ |
| theme |
aesthetics of spontaneity
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beauty in imperfection ⓘ disorder and charm ⓘ tension between order and freedom ⓘ |
| tone |
lightly ironic
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playful ⓘ |
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