They Flee from Me
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"They Flee from Me" is a 16th-century lyric poem by Sir Thomas Wyatt, often noted for its introspective meditation on love, desire, and the fickleness of courtly relationships.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| They Flee from Me canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7305889 — 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: They Flee from Me Context triple: [Thomas Wyatt, notableWork, They Flee from Me]
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A.
Nowhere to Run
"Nowhere to Run" is a 1965 Motown soul hit by Martha and the Vandellas, known for its driving beat, powerful vocals, and enduring status as a classic of the genre.
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B.
Running Away
"Running Away" is a 1977 jazz-funk and disco-influenced song by vibraphonist Roy Ayers, widely regarded as one of his signature tracks and a classic of the genre.
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C.
Running Away
"Running Away" is a song by the American rock band Kaya, likely featuring their characteristic style and themes.
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D.
Follow Me Quietly
Follow Me Quietly is a 1949 film noir crime thriller about a relentless police hunt for a serial killer known as "The Judge."
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E.
I Watched Them Go
"I Watched Them Go" is a song by the Japanese rock band Ultra Q, showcasing their energetic, alternative rock style.
- 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: They Flee from Me Target entity description: "They Flee from Me" is a 16th-century lyric poem by Sir Thomas Wyatt, often noted for its introspective meditation on love, desire, and the fickleness of courtly relationships.
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A.
Nowhere to Run
"Nowhere to Run" is a 1965 Motown soul hit by Martha and the Vandellas, known for its driving beat, powerful vocals, and enduring status as a classic of the genre.
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B.
Running Away
"Running Away" is a 1977 jazz-funk and disco-influenced song by vibraphonist Roy Ayers, widely regarded as one of his signature tracks and a classic of the genre.
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C.
Running Away
"Running Away" is a song by the American rock band Kaya, likely featuring their characteristic style and themes.
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D.
Follow Me Quietly
Follow Me Quietly is a 1949 film noir crime thriller about a relentless police hunt for a serial killer known as "The Judge."
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E.
I Watched Them Go
"I Watched Them Go" is a song by the Japanese rock band Ultra Q, showcasing their energetic, alternative rock style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English poem
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lyric poem ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Henrician court poetry
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Tudor court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Sir Thomas Wyatt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 16th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| explores |
instability of desire
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power dynamics in love ⓘ self-reflection of the lover ⓘ |
| form | lyric ⓘ |
| genre |
Renaissance lyric
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love poetry ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
male courtly lover (speaker)
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unnamed former lover ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Tudor England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | Tottel's Miscellany (ascribed to Wyatt in later scholarship) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Italian Renaissance poetry
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Petrarchan tradition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
contrast between past and present
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imagery of hunting ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | courtly love tradition ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
frequently anthologized in English literature collections
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major poem of Sir Thomas Wyatt ⓘ |
| meter | iambic meter ⓘ |
| modeOfCirculation | manuscript circulation in the 16th century ⓘ |
| narrativeVoice | first person ⓘ |
| openingLine | They flee from me that sometime did me seek ⓘ |
| rhetoricalMode | meditation ⓘ |
| stanzaCount | 3 ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Renaissance literature courses ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
courtly relationships
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erotic encounter ⓘ |
| theme |
desire
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fickleness of lovers ⓘ instability of courtly favor ⓘ love ⓘ memory and loss ⓘ |
| tone |
introspective
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melancholic ⓘ |
| uses | retrospective narration ⓘ |
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Subject: They Flee from Me Description of subject: "They Flee from Me" is a 16th-century lyric poem by Sir Thomas Wyatt, often noted for its introspective meditation on love, desire, and the fickleness of courtly relationships.
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