“An Irish Airman Foresees His Death”
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“An Irish Airman Foresees His Death” is a lyric poem by W. B. Yeats in which a World War I pilot calmly reflects on his impending death and the futility of the conflict.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| An Irish Airman Foresees His Death | 2 |
| “An Irish Airman Foresees His Death” canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16679183 — 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: “An Irish Airman Foresees His Death” Context triple: [A Bad Dream, basedOn, “An Irish Airman Foresees His Death”]
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A.
Anthem for Doomed Youth
"Anthem for Doomed Youth" is a powerful World War I poem by Wilfred Owen that mourns the senseless slaughter of young soldiers and criticizes the romanticization of war.
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B.
In Memory of W. B. Yeats
"In Memory of W. B. Yeats" is a celebrated elegiac poem by W. H. Auden that reflects on the death, legacy, and enduring power of the Irish poet W. B. Yeats and of poetry itself in a troubled world.
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C.
Flanders Fields
Flanders Fields is a historic World War I battlefield region in western Belgium, renowned for its war cemeteries, memorials, and the iconic red poppies that inspired the poem "In Flanders Fields."
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D.
The Wild Swans at Coole
The Wild Swans at Coole is a poetry collection by W. B. Yeats that reflects on themes of aging, loss, and the passage of time, centered around the recurring image of swans at Coole Park in Ireland.
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E.
The Albatross
"The Albatross" is a song by Taylor Swift from her 2024 album *The Tortured Poets Department*, noted for its introspective lyrics and poetic storytelling.
- 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: “An Irish Airman Foresees His Death” Target entity description: “An Irish Airman Foresees His Death” is a lyric poem by W. B. Yeats in which a World War I pilot calmly reflects on his impending death and the futility of the conflict.
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A.
Anthem for Doomed Youth
"Anthem for Doomed Youth" is a powerful World War I poem by Wilfred Owen that mourns the senseless slaughter of young soldiers and criticizes the romanticization of war.
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B.
In Memory of W. B. Yeats
"In Memory of W. B. Yeats" is a celebrated elegiac poem by W. H. Auden that reflects on the death, legacy, and enduring power of the Irish poet W. B. Yeats and of poetry itself in a troubled world.
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C.
Flanders Fields
Flanders Fields is a historic World War I battlefield region in western Belgium, renowned for its war cemeteries, memorials, and the iconic red poppies that inspired the poem "In Flanders Fields."
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D.
The Wild Swans at Coole
The Wild Swans at Coole is a poetry collection by W. B. Yeats that reflects on themes of aging, loss, and the passage of time, centered around the recurring image of swans at Coole Park in Ireland.
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E.
The Albatross
"The Albatross" is a song by Taylor Swift from her 2024 album *The Tortured Poets Department*, noted for its introspective lyrics and poetic storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: “An Irish Airman Foresees His Death”
linked to: “An Irish Airman Foresees His Death”