Robert Burns poem "Comin' Thro' the Rye"
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"Comin' Thro' the Rye" is a Scots-language poem by Robert Burns that reflects on romantic encounters and has inspired various later works, including the title of J.D. Salinger’s novel "The Catcher in the Rye."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Burns poem "Comin' Thro' the Rye" canonical | 1 |
| traditional Scottish song "Comin' Thro' the Rye" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T614587 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Burns poem "Comin' Thro' the Rye" Context triple: [The Catcher in the Rye, titleOrigin, Robert Burns poem "Comin' Thro' the Rye"]
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Poems of Robert Burns
Poems of Robert Burns is a celebrated collection of verse by the 18th-century Scottish poet Robert Burns, renowned for its use of Scots language and its enduring influence on Scottish literature and culture.
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Selma (poem by James Macpherson)
Selma is a poem by 18th-century Scottish writer James Macpherson, associated with his influential but controversial Ossianic works that purported to translate ancient Gaelic epic poetry.
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Schoolroom Poets
The Schoolroom Poets were a group of 19th-century American poets, including figures like Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and John Greenleaf Whittier, whose morally instructive and accessible verse was widely memorized and recited in schools.
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The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye is a landmark mid-20th-century American novel by J.D. Salinger that follows disaffected teenager Holden Caulfield as he wanders New York City, exploring themes of alienation, innocence, and rebellion.
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The Bells
"The Bells" is a lyrical poem by Edgar Allan Poe that uses musical repetition and onomatopoeia to evoke the changing moods and stages of life through the sounds of different bells.
- 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: Robert Burns poem "Comin' Thro' the Rye" Target entity description: "Comin' Thro' the Rye" is a Scots-language poem by Robert Burns that reflects on romantic encounters and has inspired various later works, including the title of J.D. Salinger’s novel "The Catcher in the Rye."
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A.
Poems of Robert Burns
Poems of Robert Burns is a celebrated collection of verse by the 18th-century Scottish poet Robert Burns, renowned for its use of Scots language and its enduring influence on Scottish literature and culture.
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B.
Selma (poem by James Macpherson)
Selma is a poem by 18th-century Scottish writer James Macpherson, associated with his influential but controversial Ossianic works that purported to translate ancient Gaelic epic poetry.
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C.
Schoolroom Poets
The Schoolroom Poets were a group of 19th-century American poets, including figures like Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and John Greenleaf Whittier, whose morally instructive and accessible verse was widely memorized and recited in schools.
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D.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye is a landmark mid-20th-century American novel by J.D. Salinger that follows disaffected teenager Holden Caulfield as he wanders New York City, exploring themes of alienation, innocence, and rebellion.
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E.
The Bells
"The Bells" is a lyrical poem by Edgar Allan Poe that uses musical repetition and onomatopoeia to evoke the changing moods and stages of life through the sounds of different bells.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scots-language poem
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poem ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Scottish folk tradition
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romantic folk imagery ⓘ |
| author | Robert Burns ⓘ |
| basedOn |
earlier folk tune
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traditional Scottish song ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Burns' love songs
ⓘ
Scottish literature ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 18th century ⓘ |
| character |
Jenny
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a speaking narrator ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
became a well-known Scottish song
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widely anthologized in Burns collections ⓘ |
| firstLine | O, Jenny's a' weet, poor body ⓘ |
| form | song lyric ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
choral arrangements
ⓘ
musical settings ⓘ recorded folk songs ⓘ vocal performances ⓘ |
| hasImagery |
secretive meetings in fields
ⓘ
wet clothes from crossing the rye ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
a rye field
ⓘ
rural Scotland ⓘ |
| hasTitleVariant |
The Catcher in the Rye
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surface form:
Coming Through the Rye
|
| hasVersion |
expurgated versions with altered lyrics
ⓘ
more explicit traditional variants ⓘ |
| influenced | The Catcher in the Rye ⓘ |
| influencedAuthor | J. D. Salinger ⓘ |
| inspiredTitleOf | The Catcher in the Rye ⓘ |
| language | Scots ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Scottish Enlightenment-era literature ⓘ |
| meter | song-like stanza form ⓘ |
| partOf | Robert Burns' song collections ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | public domain ⓘ |
| questionedBy | moral commentators of its time ⓘ |
| referencedIn | The Catcher in the Rye ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | simple rhyming quatrains ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
meeting lovers in the rye
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public versus private morality ⓘ |
| theme |
romantic encounters
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sexuality ⓘ social convention ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Robert Burns ⓘ |
| writtenIn | 18th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Robert Burns poem "Comin' Thro' the Rye" Description of subject: "Comin' Thro' the Rye" is a Scots-language poem by Robert Burns that reflects on romantic encounters and has inspired various later works, including the title of J.D. Salinger’s novel "The Catcher in the Rye."
Referenced by (2)
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