Meditations in Time of Civil War
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Meditations in Time of Civil War is a sequence of poems by W. B. Yeats reflecting on Irish civil strife, history, and personal memory through rich symbolic and meditative verse.
All labels observed (1)
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| Meditations in Time of Civil War canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meditations in Time of Civil War Context triple: [The Tower, containsPoem, Meditations in Time of Civil War]
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A.
The Allegory of War
The Allegory of War is a Baroque-era painting by Dutch artist Abraham Bloemaert that personifies the chaos and devastation of warfare through dramatic, symbolic imagery.
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B.
Meditations
Meditations is a landmark free jazz album by John Coltrane, renowned for its intense spiritual exploration and avant-garde improvisation.
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C.
Meditations
Meditations is a series of personal writings by Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius that articulate key principles of Stoic philosophy and self-discipline.
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D.
On the Fates of Famous Men
On the Fates of Famous Men is a 14th-century Latin prose work by Giovanni Boccaccio that compiles moralizing biographies illustrating the rise and fall of notable historical and mythological figures.
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E.
Commentarii de Bello Civili
Commentarii de Bello Civili is Julius Caesar’s firsthand historical account of the Roman civil war, detailing his conflict with Pompey and the senatorial faction.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meditations in Time of Civil War Target entity description: Meditations in Time of Civil War is a sequence of poems by W. B. Yeats reflecting on Irish civil strife, history, and personal memory through rich symbolic and meditative verse.
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A.
The Allegory of War
The Allegory of War is a Baroque-era painting by Dutch artist Abraham Bloemaert that personifies the chaos and devastation of warfare through dramatic, symbolic imagery.
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B.
Meditations
Meditations is a landmark free jazz album by John Coltrane, renowned for its intense spiritual exploration and avant-garde improvisation.
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C.
Meditations
Meditations is a series of personal writings by Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius that articulate key principles of Stoic philosophy and self-discipline.
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D.
On the Fates of Famous Men
On the Fates of Famous Men is a 14th-century Latin prose work by Giovanni Boccaccio that compiles moralizing biographies illustrating the rise and fall of notable historical and mythological figures.
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E.
Commentarii de Bello Civili
Commentarii de Bello Civili is Julius Caesar’s firsthand historical account of the Roman civil war, detailing his conflict with Pompey and the senatorial faction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poem sequence
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poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | W. B. Yeats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| form | sequence of poems ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric poetry
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modernist poetry ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Ancestral Houses
NERFINISHED
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I See Phantoms of Hatred and of the Heart’s Fullness and of the Coming Emptiness NERFINISHED ⓘ My Descendants NERFINISHED ⓘ My House NERFINISHED ⓘ My Table NERFINISHED ⓘ The Four Ages of Man NERFINISHED ⓘ The Friends of His Youth NERFINISHED ⓘ The Heavenly City NERFINISHED ⓘ The Leaders of the Crowd NERFINISHED ⓘ The Plasterer NERFINISHED ⓘ The Road at My Door NERFINISHED ⓘ The Road at My Door (poem) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Spirit Medium NERFINISHED ⓘ The Stare’s Nest by My Window NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Irish Civil War (1922–1923)
NERFINISHED
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Irish War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Irish Literary Revival
NERFINISHED
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Modernism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Irish Civil War
NERFINISHED
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Irish history ⓘ art and history ⓘ civil strife ⓘ memory ⓘ politics ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| partOf | W. B. Yeats’s later poetry ⓘ |
| reflectsPerspectiveOf | W. B. Yeats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
County Galway
NERFINISHED
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Thoor Ballylee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | series of meditative lyrics ⓘ |
| theme |
decay of aristocratic order
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personal memory and history ⓘ search for spiritual order ⓘ tension between art and politics ⓘ violence and renewal ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Irish Civil War
NERFINISHED
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early 1920s ⓘ |
| usesLiteraryDevice |
allegory
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imagery ⓘ mythological allusion ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
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