The Sharping Stone
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The Sharping Stone is a poem by Seamus Heaney included in his collection *The Spirit Level*, reflecting his characteristic blend of memory, landscape, and finely honed language.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Sharping Stone canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5439633 — 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: The Sharping Stone Context triple: [The Spirit Level, hasPart, The Sharping Stone]
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A.
The Stonemason
The Stonemason is a stage play by American author Cormac McCarthy that explores family conflict, legacy, and moral decay within a multigenerational African American family.
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B.
The Intrigue
The Intrigue is a famous 1890 painting by Belgian expressionist James Ensor, known for its grotesque masked figures and satirical depiction of bourgeois society.
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C.
Flesh and Stone
"Flesh and Stone" is a 2010 Doctor Who television episode featuring the Eleventh Doctor, continuing the Weeping Angels storyline begun in "The Time of Angels."
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D.
The Sheaf
The Sheaf is a late abstract mural-sized work by Henri Matisse, created using his signature cut-out technique and characterized by bold, colorful leaf-like forms.
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E.
Shadows on the Rock
Shadows on the Rock is a historical novel by Willa Cather set in 17th-century Quebec, exploring themes of faith, community, and cultural identity in the French colonial world.
- 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: The Sharping Stone Target entity description: The Sharping Stone is a poem by Seamus Heaney included in his collection *The Spirit Level*, reflecting his characteristic blend of memory, landscape, and finely honed language.
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A.
The Stonemason
The Stonemason is a stage play by American author Cormac McCarthy that explores family conflict, legacy, and moral decay within a multigenerational African American family.
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B.
The Intrigue
The Intrigue is a famous 1890 painting by Belgian expressionist James Ensor, known for its grotesque masked figures and satirical depiction of bourgeois society.
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C.
Flesh and Stone
"Flesh and Stone" is a 2010 Doctor Who television episode featuring the Eleventh Doctor, continuing the Weeping Angels storyline begun in "The Time of Angels."
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D.
The Sheaf
The Sheaf is a late abstract mural-sized work by Henri Matisse, created using his signature cut-out technique and characterized by bold, colorful leaf-like forms.
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E.
Shadows on the Rock
Shadows on the Rock is a historical novel by Willa Cather set in 17th-century Quebec, exploring themes of faith, community, and cultural identity in the French colonial world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| author | Seamus Heaney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| creatorGender | male ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation | poet ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Spirit Level NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Irish poetry
ⓘ
contemporary poetry ⓘ |
| hasStyleCharacteristic |
attention to physical detail
ⓘ
finely honed language ⓘ meditative tone ⓘ precise imagery ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
craft and workmanship
ⓘ
family memory ⓘ landscape ⓘ memory ⓘ rural life ⓘ time and change ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | The Spirit Level NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| movement | late 20th-century poetry ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorPeriod | late work of Seamus Heaney ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstBookPublication | Faber and Faber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | rural Ireland ⓘ |
| usesMotif |
sharpening
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stone ⓘ tools ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Sharping Stone Description of subject: The Sharping Stone is a poem by Seamus Heaney included in his collection *The Spirit Level*, reflecting his characteristic blend of memory, landscape, and finely honed language.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.