The Cop and the Anthem
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"The Cop and the Anthem" is a classic short story by O. Henry that humorously and poignantly follows a homeless man's schemes to get himself arrested so he can spend the winter in jail.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Cop and the Anthem canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8315029 — 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 Cop and the Anthem Context triple: [O. Henry, notableWork, The Cop and the Anthem]
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A.
The Parade
The Parade is a historic Olmsted-designed public park space in Buffalo, New York, originally created as a grand civic grounds for recreation, gatherings, and cultural events.
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B.
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue is a jazz-influenced ballet and orchestral piece by Richard Rodgers, originally written for the 1936 musical On Your Toes and later widely performed as a standalone concert work.
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C.
The Anthem
The Anthem is a major music and entertainment venue in Washington, D.C., known for hosting large-scale concerts and live events.
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D.
The Liberty Song
The Liberty Song is a pre-Revolutionary American patriotic song, often cited as one of the first songs to express the colonies’ growing desire for liberty from British rule.
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E.
The Bells Go Down
The Bells Go Down is a 1943 British wartime drama film about London Auxiliary Fire Service volunteers during the Blitz, produced by Ealing Studios.
- 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 Cop and the Anthem Target entity description: "The Cop and the Anthem" is a classic short story by O. Henry that humorously and poignantly follows a homeless man's schemes to get himself arrested so he can spend the winter in jail.
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A.
The Parade
The Parade is a historic Olmsted-designed public park space in Buffalo, New York, originally created as a grand civic grounds for recreation, gatherings, and cultural events.
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B.
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue is a jazz-influenced ballet and orchestral piece by Richard Rodgers, originally written for the 1936 musical On Your Toes and later widely performed as a standalone concert work.
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C.
The Anthem
The Anthem is a major music and entertainment venue in Washington, D.C., known for hosting large-scale concerts and live events.
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D.
The Liberty Song
The Liberty Song is a pre-Revolutionary American patriotic song, often cited as one of the first songs to express the colonies’ growing desire for liberty from British rule.
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E.
The Bells Go Down
The Bells Go Down is a 1943 British wartime drama film about London Auxiliary Fire Service volunteers during the Blitz, produced by Ealing Studios.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | O. Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
homelessness
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irony ⓘ poverty ⓘ redemption ⓘ social inequality ⓘ the justice system ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| climaxLocation | church ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| educationalUse |
commonly anthologized in literature textbooks
ⓘ
frequently studied in American literature courses ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType |
policeman
ⓘ
vagrant ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | New York World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comic fiction
ⓘ
realist fiction ⓘ short story ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Soapy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
church organist ⓘ restaurant staff ⓘ various New York policemen ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
depiction of New York street life
ⓘ
focus on a single winter season ⓘ ironic ending ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | The Four Million NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
satire
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situational irony ⓘ twist ending ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Soapy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotElement |
attempts to get arrested
ⓘ
desire to spend winter in jail ⓘ sudden decision to reform ⓘ |
| protagonist | Soapy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationType | newspaper ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Madison Square
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 20th century ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
ⓘ
poignant ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Cop and the Anthem Description of subject: "The Cop and the Anthem" is a classic short story by O. Henry that humorously and poignantly follows a homeless man's schemes to get himself arrested so he can spend the winter in jail.
Referenced by (1)
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