A Drink of Water
E519070
"A Drink of Water" is a poem by Seamus Heaney, included in his collection *Field Work*, that reflects on memory, gratitude, and rural Irish life through the simple act of receiving water from an elderly neighbor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Drink of Water canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5439484 — 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: A Drink of Water Context triple: [Field Work, hasPoem, A Drink of Water]
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A.
Don’t Drink the Water
"Don’t Drink the Water" is a politically charged rock song by Dave Matthews Band that addresses themes of colonialism, displacement, and environmental exploitation.
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B.
Water for Your Soul
Water for Your Soul is a genre-blending studio album by English soul singer Joss Stone that incorporates reggae, R&B, and world music influences.
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C.
Black Water
Black Water is the grim historical nickname for the Cellular Jail in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, infamous for its brutal treatment of Indian freedom fighters during British colonial rule.
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D.
Black Water
Black Water is a 1992 novella by Joyce Carol Oates that fictionalizes a Chappaquiddick-like political scandal through the harrowing, stream-of-consciousness account of a young woman trapped in a sinking car.
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E.
Drinking at the Dam
"Drinking at the Dam" is a melancholic folk song by Smog (Bill Callahan) known for its sparse instrumentation and reflective, narrative lyrics.
- 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: A Drink of Water Target entity description: "A Drink of Water" is a poem by Seamus Heaney, included in his collection *Field Work*, that reflects on memory, gratitude, and rural Irish life through the simple act of receiving water from an elderly neighbor.
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A.
Don’t Drink the Water
"Don’t Drink the Water" is a politically charged rock song by Dave Matthews Band that addresses themes of colonialism, displacement, and environmental exploitation.
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B.
Water for Your Soul
Water for Your Soul is a genre-blending studio album by English soul singer Joss Stone that incorporates reggae, R&B, and world music influences.
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C.
Black Water
Black Water is the grim historical nickname for the Cellular Jail in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, infamous for its brutal treatment of Indian freedom fighters during British colonial rule.
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D.
Black Water
Black Water is a 1992 novella by Joyce Carol Oates that fictionalizes a Chappaquiddick-like political scandal through the harrowing, stream-of-consciousness account of a young woman trapped in a sinking car.
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E.
Drinking at the Dam
"Drinking at the Dam" is a melancholic folk song by Smog (Bill Callahan) known for its sparse instrumentation and reflective, narrative lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| author | Seamus Heaney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCentury | 20th century literature ⓘ |
| centralCharacter |
elderly neighbor
ⓘ
lyric speaker ⓘ |
| centralImage | act of receiving water ⓘ |
| collection | Field Work NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Field Work NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | ordinary experience as source of meaning ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
autobiographical poetry
ⓘ
pastoral poetry ⓘ |
| hasTitle | A Drink of Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | Field Work NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Heaney's rural upbringing ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
enjambment
ⓘ
imagery ⓘ metaphor ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| literaryForm | lyric poem ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary Irish poetry ⓘ |
| motif |
gift
ⓘ
water ⓘ well ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorPeriod | Seamus Heaney middle period ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection | Faber and Faber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reflects |
Catholic sensibility of gratitude
ⓘ
connection to land and community ⓘ |
| setting | rural Ireland ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
relationship between child and elderly neighbor
ⓘ
simple daily act of getting water ⓘ |
| theme |
Irish rural life
ⓘ
childhood recollection ⓘ everyday ritual ⓘ gratitude ⓘ humility ⓘ kindness ⓘ memory ⓘ neighborly relations ⓘ rural life ⓘ thankfulness ⓘ |
| tone |
nostalgic
ⓘ
reflective ⓘ tender ⓘ |
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