The Burning Perch
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The Burning Perch is a posthumously published 1963 poetry collection by Louis MacNeice that reflects his late style of lyrical, reflective, and often darkly ironic verse.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Burning Perch canonical | 1 |
| The Burning Perch (title poem) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4577516 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Burning Perch Context triple: [Louis MacNeice, notableWork, The Burning Perch]
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A.
The Snapper
The Snapper is a 1993 Irish comedy-drama film, based on Roddy Doyle’s novel, that humorously and poignantly portrays a working-class Dublin family dealing with an unplanned pregnancy.
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B.
The Pond
The Pond is a picturesque man-made lake in the southeast corner of New York City's Central Park, known for its tranquil scenery, wildlife, and views of the surrounding skyline.
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C.
The Pond
"The Pond" is a painting by British artist L. S. Lowry, depicting an industrial urban scene in his distinctive naïve style populated by matchstick-like figures.
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D.
Ichthyas
Ichthyas was an ancient Greek philosopher associated with the Megarian school, known for his work in logic and dialectical argument.
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E.
The Angler
"The Angler" is a short story by Washington Irving that reflects his nostalgic, gently humorous style and interest in English rural life.
- 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: The Burning Perch Target entity description: The Burning Perch is a posthumously published 1963 poetry collection by Louis MacNeice that reflects his late style of lyrical, reflective, and often darkly ironic verse.
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A.
The Snapper
The Snapper is a 1993 Irish comedy-drama film, based on Roddy Doyle’s novel, that humorously and poignantly portrays a working-class Dublin family dealing with an unplanned pregnancy.
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B.
The Pond
"The Pond" is a painting by British artist L. S. Lowry, depicting an industrial urban scene in his distinctive naïve style populated by matchstick-like figures.
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C.
The Pond
The Pond is a picturesque man-made lake in the southeast corner of New York City's Central Park, known for its tranquil scenery, wildlife, and views of the surrounding skyline.
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D.
Ichthyas
Ichthyas was an ancient Greek philosopher associated with the Megarian school, known for his work in logic and dialectical argument.
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E.
The Angler
"The Angler" is a short story by Washington Irving that reflects his nostalgic, gently humorous style and interest in English rural life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | Louis MacNeice ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
noted for its dark wit and irony
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regarded as one of Louis MacNeice's strongest late collections ⓘ |
| dateOfAuthorDeathRelated |
Louis MacNeice died in 1963
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linked to:
Louis MacNeice
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| deathOfAuthorBeforePublication | true ⓘ |
| follows | Solstices ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasForm |
dramatic monologue
ⓘ
lyric poetry ⓘ narrative poem ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom |
Cold War atmosphere
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World War II experience of Louis MacNeice ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryStyle |
darkly ironic
ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ reflective ⓘ |
| hasPoem |
Charon
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Soap Suds ⓘ The Burning Perch (title poem) ⓘ
linked to:
The Burning Perch
The Introduction ⓘ The Other Wing ⓘ The Suicide ⓘ The Taxis ⓘ The Tortoise ⓘ The Truisms ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
myth and classical allusion
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ordinary life under threat ⓘ political unease ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
death
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memory ⓘ modern anxiety ⓘ mortality ⓘ time ⓘ war and its aftermath ⓘ |
| hasTone |
ironic
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ reflective ⓘ |
| isPosthumous | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Louis MacNeice's late poetry ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| publisher | Faber and Faber ⓘ |
| reflectsPeriodOfCareer | late style of Louis MacNeice ⓘ |
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linked to: The Burning Perch