A New Path to the Waterfall
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A New Path to the Waterfall is Raymond Carver’s final poetry collection, published posthumously and noted for its stark, reflective meditations on mortality and everyday life.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: A New Path to the Waterfall Context triple: [Raymond Carver, notableWork, A New Path to the Waterfall]
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The Waterfall
The Waterfall is a dramatic 17th-century landscape painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Jacob van Ruisdael, renowned for its powerful depiction of rushing water amid a rugged, romanticized natural setting.
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Return to the Water
"Return to the Water" is an episode of the nature documentary series "The Life of Mammals" that explores how certain mammal species have adapted to life in aquatic environments.
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State of the Living Spring
State of the Living Spring is a popular nickname for Osun State in southwestern Nigeria, highlighting its rich natural water resources and cultural heritage.
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Shining Wall
Shining Wall is the famously sheer and challenging west face of Gasherbrum IV, renowned among mountaineers for its extreme difficulty and dramatic appearance.
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Lightwater
Lightwater is a village and civil parish in the English county of Surrey, known for its residential character and proximity to heathland and countryside.
- 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: A New Path to the Waterfall Target entity description: A New Path to the Waterfall is Raymond Carver’s final poetry collection, published posthumously and noted for its stark, reflective meditations on mortality and everyday life.
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A.
The Waterfall
The Waterfall is a dramatic 17th-century landscape painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Jacob van Ruisdael, renowned for its powerful depiction of rushing water amid a rugged, romanticized natural setting.
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B.
Return to the Water
"Return to the Water" is an episode of the nature documentary series "The Life of Mammals" that explores how certain mammal species have adapted to life in aquatic environments.
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C.
State of the Living Spring
State of the Living Spring is a popular nickname for Osun State in southwestern Nigeria, highlighting its rich natural water resources and cultural heritage.
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D.
Shining Wall
Shining Wall is the famously sheer and challenging west face of Gasherbrum IV, renowned among mountaineers for its extreme difficulty and dramatic appearance.
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E.
Lightwater
Lightwater is a village and civil parish in the English county of Surrey, known for its residential character and proximity to heathland and countryside.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | Raymond Carver ⓘ |
| containsWorkBy |
Anton Chekhov
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surface form:
Anton Chekhov (quoted or adapted prose passages)
Raymond Carver ⓘ other prose writers (quoted passages) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception |
noted as a summation of Carver’s late style
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widely praised for emotional clarity ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
relationships at the end of life
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the experience of dying ⓘ the value of everyday moments ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Raymond Carver ⓘ |
| hasForm |
free verse
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lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | contemporary American poetry about illness and mortality ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Raymond Carver’s struggle with terminal illness ⓘ |
| hasTitle | A New Path to the Waterfall self-link ⓘ |
| isFinalWorkOfType | final poetry collection by Raymond Carver ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Raymond Carver bibliography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | minimalism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th century American literature ⓘ |
| notableFor |
focus on ordinary experience
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meditations on mortality ⓘ stark reflective tone ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | posthumous ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
All of Us: The Collected Poems
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Ultramarine ⓘ Where Water Comes Together with Other Water ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism ⓘ |
| theme |
acceptance of death
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domestic life ⓘ everyday life ⓘ illness ⓘ love ⓘ memory ⓘ mortality ⓘ nature ⓘ |
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