Sapphic stanza
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The Sapphic stanza is an ancient Aeolic lyric verse form, associated with the poet Sappho, characterized by three longer lines followed by a shorter Adonic line and widely imitated in later Greek, Latin, and European poetry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sapphic stanza canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21913881 — 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: Sapphic stanza Context triple: [Ut queant laxis, metricalForm, Sapphic stanza]
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A.
Alcaic stanza
The Alcaic stanza is an ancient Greek lyrical verse form, later adopted by Latin poets like Horace, characterized by a specific quantitative metrical pattern traditionally used for serious or reflective themes.
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B.
Spenserian stanza
A Spenserian stanza is a nine-line poetic form with a specific rhyme scheme and meter, famously used by Edmund Spenser in "The Faerie Queene" and later adopted by Romantic poets.
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C.
Villanelle
Villanelle is a stylish, psychopathic assassin and central character in the television series "Killing Eve."
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D.
Alexandrine
Alexandrine is a feminine given name of Greek origin, historically borne by various European noblewomen and literary figures.
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E.
Sonnett
Sonnett is the surname of American professional soccer player Emily Sonnett, known for her defensive versatility and contributions to the U.S. women’s national team.
- 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: Sapphic stanza Target entity description: The Sapphic stanza is an ancient Aeolic lyric verse form, associated with the poet Sappho, characterized by three longer lines followed by a shorter Adonic line and widely imitated in later Greek, Latin, and European poetry.
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A.
Alcaic stanza
The Alcaic stanza is an ancient Greek lyrical verse form, later adopted by Latin poets like Horace, characterized by a specific quantitative metrical pattern traditionally used for serious or reflective themes.
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B.
Spenserian stanza
A Spenserian stanza is a nine-line poetic form with a specific rhyme scheme and meter, famously used by Edmund Spenser in "The Faerie Queene" and later adopted by Romantic poets.
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C.
Villanelle
Villanelle is a stylish, psychopathic assassin and central character in the television series "Killing Eve."
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D.
Alexandrine
Alexandrine is a feminine given name of Greek origin, historically borne by various European noblewomen and literary figures.
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E.
Sonnett
Sonnett is the surname of American professional soccer player Emily Sonnett, known for her defensive versatility and contributions to the U.S. women’s national team.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.