The Eagle That Is Forgotten
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"The Eagle That Is Forgotten" is a reflective poem by Vachel Lindsay that elegizes a neglected hero and meditates on fame, memory, and the passage of time.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Eagle That Is Forgotten canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10828349 — 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 Eagle That Is Forgotten Context triple: [The Congo and Other Poems, hasPoem, The Eagle That Is Forgotten]
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A.
The Shadow of the Eagle
The Shadow of the Eagle is a 1932 American movie serial featuring John Wayne in an early starring role as a stunt pilot entangled in a mystery involving a skywriting criminal.
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B.
Sons of the Eagle
Sons of the Eagle is a wartime memoir by British politician Julian Amery recounting his experiences with resistance and special operations in the Balkans during World War II.
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C.
Eyes of the Eagle
"Eyes of the Eagle" is the motto of the United States Air Force's Twenty-Fifth Air Force, reflecting its intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance mission.
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D.
Eagle of the Star
Eagle of the Star is the Sindarin translation of the name "Thorongil," an alias used by Aragorn during his early travels and service in Gondor and Rohan in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
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E.
Eagleheart
Eagleheart is an American action-comedy television series that parodies violent cop shows, starring Chris Elliott as an over-the-top U.S. Marshal.
- 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 Eagle That Is Forgotten Target entity description: "The Eagle That Is Forgotten" is a reflective poem by Vachel Lindsay that elegizes a neglected hero and meditates on fame, memory, and the passage of time.
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A.
The Shadow of the Eagle
The Shadow of the Eagle is a 1932 American movie serial featuring John Wayne in an early starring role as a stunt pilot entangled in a mystery involving a skywriting criminal.
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B.
Sons of the Eagle
Sons of the Eagle is a wartime memoir by British politician Julian Amery recounting his experiences with resistance and special operations in the Balkans during World War II.
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C.
Eyes of the Eagle
"Eyes of the Eagle" is the motto of the United States Air Force's Twenty-Fifth Air Force, reflecting its intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance mission.
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D.
Eagle of the Star
Eagle of the Star is the Sindarin translation of the name "Thorongil," an alias used by Aragorn during his early travels and service in Gondor and Rohan in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
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E.
Eagleheart
Eagleheart is an American action-comedy television series that parodies violent cop shows, starring Chris Elliott as an over-the-top U.S. Marshal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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poem ⓘ |
| author | Vachel Lindsay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| concerns |
how society forgets its heroes
ⓘ
the contrast between lasting moral worth and temporary fame ⓘ the transience of public acclaim ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| form | rhymed verse ⓘ |
| genre |
elegy
ⓘ
lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | readers’ reflections on fame and remembrance ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | the eagle ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of Vachel Lindsay’s poems ⓘ |
| isAbout |
how time alters public memory
ⓘ
posthumous reputation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
imagery
ⓘ
metaphor ⓘ repetition ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American poetry ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
fame
ⓘ
memory ⓘ neglected heroism ⓘ the passage of time ⓘ |
| meter | accentual-syllabic verse ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | a forgotten or neglected hero ⓘ |
| symbolism | the eagle symbolizes a heroic figure ⓘ |
| tone |
elegiac
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reflective ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Eagle That Is Forgotten Description of subject: "The Eagle That Is Forgotten" is a reflective poem by Vachel Lindsay that elegizes a neglected hero and meditates on fame, memory, and the passage of time.
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