poem "The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna"
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"The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna" is a famous early 19th-century elegiac poem by Charles Wolfe that solemnly commemorates the quiet, unceremonious burial of British General Sir John Moore after the Battle of Corunna in the Peninsular War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| poem "The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4869867 — 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: poem "The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna" Context triple: [Sir John Moore, inspiredWork, poem "The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna"]
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Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade was a disastrous and famously heroic British cavalry assault during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War, immortalized in Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s poem of the same name.
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poem "Hohenlinden" by Thomas Campbell
"Hohenlinden" is a narrative poem by Thomas Campbell that vividly depicts the Battle of Hohenlinden during the Napoleonic Wars, emphasizing the horror and grandeur of war.
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Charge of the Heavy Brigade
The Charge of the Heavy Brigade was a successful but lesser-known British cavalry assault against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War.
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13 Light Brigade
13 Light Brigade is a Dutch Army combat formation specializing in rapidly deployable, lightly armored and mechanized operations.
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The Soldier
The Soldier is a famous World War I sonnet by English poet Rupert Brooke that idealistically reflects on patriotism, sacrifice, and the notion of an English soldier’s death abroad.
- 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: poem "The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna" Target entity description: "The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna" is a famous early 19th-century elegiac poem by Charles Wolfe that solemnly commemorates the quiet, unceremonious burial of British General Sir John Moore after the Battle of Corunna in the Peninsular War.
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A.
Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade was a disastrous and famously heroic British cavalry assault during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War, immortalized in Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s poem of the same name.
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B.
poem "Hohenlinden" by Thomas Campbell
"Hohenlinden" is a narrative poem by Thomas Campbell that vividly depicts the Battle of Hohenlinden during the Napoleonic Wars, emphasizing the horror and grandeur of war.
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C.
Charge of the Heavy Brigade
The Charge of the Heavy Brigade was a successful but lesser-known British cavalry assault against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War.
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D.
13 Light Brigade
13 Light Brigade is a Dutch Army combat formation specializing in rapidly deployable, lightly armored and mechanized operations.
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E.
The Soldier
The Soldier is a famous World War I sonnet by English poet Rupert Brooke that idealistically reflects on patriotism, sacrifice, and the notion of an English soldier’s death abroad.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English-language poem
ⓘ
elegy ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| about |
British Army in the Peninsular War
ⓘ
linked to:
Wellington’s Peninsular campaigns
military funeral rites ⓘ soldiers’ camaraderie ⓘ |
| author | Charles Wolfe ⓘ |
| commemorates | Sir John Moore ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| describes |
night-time battlefield burial
ⓘ
quiet burial without military pomp ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1817 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Newry Telegraph ⓘ |
| form | lyric poem ⓘ |
| genre | elegiac poetry ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | 19th-century war poetry ⓘ |
| hasMeterPattern | four-beat lines ⓘ |
| hasPublicationStatus | public domain ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Peninsular War ⓘ |
| historicalEventDepicted | Battle of Corunna ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | death of Sir John Moore ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lineCount | 32 ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sir John Moore ⓘ |
| metre | anapestic tetrameter ⓘ |
| notableFor |
simple, direct diction
ⓘ
strong rhythmic drive ⓘ vivid battlefield imagery ⓘ |
| openingLine | Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note ⓘ |
| period | early 19th century ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Ireland ⓘ |
| portrays |
lack of ceremonial honours
ⓘ
loyal comrades performing burial ⓘ stoic acceptance of death ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | alternating rhyme ⓘ |
| setting | Corunna ⓘ |
| subject | burial of Sir John Moore ⓘ |
| taughtIn | English literature curricula ⓘ |
| theme |
anonymity in death
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death ⓘ heroism ⓘ honour ⓘ transience of glory ⓘ war ⓘ |
| tone |
mournful
ⓘ
solemn ⓘ |
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Subject: poem "The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna" Description of subject: "The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna" is a famous early 19th-century elegiac poem by Charles Wolfe that solemnly commemorates the quiet, unceremonious burial of British General Sir John Moore after the Battle of Corunna in the Peninsular War.
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