“Elegy on the Death of a Child”
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“Elegy on the Death of a Child” is a poignant early Japanese poem mourning the loss of a child, composed by the Nara-period poet Yamanoue no Okura and preserved in the Man’yōshū anthology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| “Elegy on the Death of a Child” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8690234 — 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: “Elegy on the Death of a Child” Context triple: [Yamanoue no Okura, notableWork, “Elegy on the Death of a Child”]
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A.
Lament for a Son
Lament for a Son is a deeply personal theological memoir in which philosopher Nicholas Wolterstorff reflects on grief and faith after the death of his son.
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B.
Infant Sorrow
Infant Sorrow is a fictional British rock band fronted by the character Aldous Snow in the comedy film "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and its spin-off "Get Him to the Greek."
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C.
Of the Passing of the First-Born
"Of the Passing of the First-Born" is a poignant essay by W. E. B. Du Bois reflecting on the death of his infant son and the broader tragedy of Black life under racism in America.
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D.
On My First Son
"On My First Son" is a poignant elegiac poem by Ben Jonson mourning the death of his young son and reflecting on grief, love, and the nature of loss.
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E.
Elegy for Young Lovers
Elegy for Young Lovers is a 1961 opera with a libretto by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman, known for its darkly satirical portrayal of a self-absorbed poet and its sophisticated fusion of drama and modernist music.
- 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: “Elegy on the Death of a Child” Target entity description: “Elegy on the Death of a Child” is a poignant early Japanese poem mourning the loss of a child, composed by the Nara-period poet Yamanoue no Okura and preserved in the Man’yōshū anthology.
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A.
Lament for a Son
Lament for a Son is a deeply personal theological memoir in which philosopher Nicholas Wolterstorff reflects on grief and faith after the death of his son.
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B.
Infant Sorrow
Infant Sorrow is a fictional British rock band fronted by the character Aldous Snow in the comedy film "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and its spin-off "Get Him to the Greek."
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C.
Of the Passing of the First-Born
"Of the Passing of the First-Born" is a poignant essay by W. E. B. Du Bois reflecting on the death of his infant son and the broader tragedy of Black life under racism in America.
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D.
On My First Son
"On My First Son" is a poignant elegiac poem by Ben Jonson mourning the death of his young son and reflecting on grief, love, and the nature of loss.
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E.
Elegy for Young Lovers
Elegy for Young Lovers is a 1961 opera with a libretto by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman, known for its darkly satirical portrayal of a self-absorbed poet and its sophisticated fusion of drama and modernist music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elegy
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poem ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Yamanoue no Okura’s family life ⓘ |
| author | Yamanoue no Okura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| culture | Japanese literature ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | Nara period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
poignant
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sorrowful ⓘ |
| form | waka ⓘ |
| genre |
elegy
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lament ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early Japanese literature ⓘ |
| includedIn | Man’yōshū NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Classical Japanese
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Old Japanese ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Nara period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Man’yōshū poetry tradition ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early example of personal lyric in Japanese poetry
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poignant expression of grief ⓘ |
| originalMedium | manuscript ⓘ |
| poet | Yamanoue no Okura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Man’yōshū anthology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Man’yōgana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | a deceased child ⓘ |
| theme |
death of a child
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impermanence of life ⓘ mourning ⓘ parental grief ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: “Elegy on the Death of a Child” Description of subject: “Elegy on the Death of a Child” is a poignant early Japanese poem mourning the loss of a child, composed by the Nara-period poet Yamanoue no Okura and preserved in the Man’yōshū anthology.
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