The Swing
E1040394
"The Swing" is a well-known, nostalgic children's poem by Robert Louis Stevenson that joyfully captures the sensations and simple pleasures of swinging.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Swing canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13437513 — 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 Swing Context triple: [A Child’s Garden of Verses, hasPoem, The Swing]
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A.
The Swing
The Swing is an 1876 Impressionist painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir depicting elegantly dressed figures in a sunlit garden, celebrated for its vibrant color and dappled light effects.
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B.
The Swing
The Swing is an iconic Rococo painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, celebrated for its playful, romantic subject matter and lush, light-filled depiction of aristocratic leisure.
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C.
Swing da Cor
Swing da Cor is a popular Brazilian axé music song by Daniela Mercury that helped establish her as a major star in the early 1990s.
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D.
King Swing
King Swing is a notable feature of The Nose climbing route on El Capitan in Yosemite, known for its dramatic, pendulum-style traverse across the rock face.
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E.
Syncopation
Syncopation is a 1942 American musical drama film centered on the history and development of jazz 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: The Swing Target entity description: "The Swing" is a well-known, nostalgic children's poem by Robert Louis Stevenson that joyfully captures the sensations and simple pleasures of swinging.
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A.
The Swing
The Swing is an 1876 Impressionist painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir depicting elegantly dressed figures in a sunlit garden, celebrated for its vibrant color and dappled light effects.
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B.
The Swing
The Swing is an iconic Rococo painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, celebrated for its playful, romantic subject matter and lush, light-filled depiction of aristocratic leisure.
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C.
Swing da Cor
Swing da Cor is a popular Brazilian axé music song by Daniela Mercury that helped establish her as a major star in the early 1990s.
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D.
King Swing
King Swing is a notable feature of The Nose climbing route on El Capitan in Yosemite, known for its dramatic, pendulum-style traverse across the rock face.
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E.
Syncopation
Syncopation is a 1942 American musical drama film centered on the history and development of jazz music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's poem
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poem ⓘ |
| author | Robert Louis Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| captures |
freedom of play
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pleasure of motion ⓘ |
| collection | A Child's Garden of Verses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | sensations of swinging ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | A Child's Garden of Verses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | child's point of view ⓘ |
| form | rhymed verse ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
picture books
ⓘ
recitations ⓘ song settings ⓘ |
| hasImagery |
height and distance
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movement ⓘ views from a swing ⓘ |
| includedIn | children's poetry curricula ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | children ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
first-person perspective
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rhyme ⓘ rhythm ⓘ sensory imagery ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| meter | regular rhythm ⓘ |
| popularIn | children's education ⓘ |
| publicationType | poetry collection ⓘ |
| subject | swinging ⓘ |
| theme |
childhood
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joy ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ play ⓘ simple pleasures ⓘ |
| tone |
joyful
ⓘ
playful ⓘ |
| usedIn |
children's poetry collections
ⓘ
school anthologies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Swing Description of subject: "The Swing" is a well-known, nostalgic children's poem by Robert Louis Stevenson that joyfully captures the sensations and simple pleasures of swinging.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.