The Wreck of the Deutschland
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The Wreck of the Deutschland is a long, experimental ode by Gerard Manley Hopkins that commemorates a shipwreck and showcases his innovative use of sprung rhythm and religious themes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Wreck of the Deutschland canonical | 3 |
| shipwreck of the SS Deutschland | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5686058 — 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 Wreck of the Deutschland Context triple: [Gerard Manley Hopkins, notableWork, The Wreck of the Deutschland]
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A.
The Steerage
The Steerage is a landmark 1907 photograph by Alfred Stieglitz, celebrated as an early masterpiece of modernist photography and social documentary.
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B.
Hook of Holland
Hook of Holland is a coastal district in the Netherlands, known as a ferry port on the North Sea and a gateway between the country and the United Kingdom.
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C.
Der Scutt
Der Scutt was an American architect best known for designing prominent New York City skyscrapers, most notably Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue.
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D.
Lifeboat
"Lifeboat" is a 1944 Alfred Hitchcock survival drama film set entirely in a lifeboat, notable for its ensemble cast and psychological tension among shipwrecked survivors of a World War II U-boat attack.
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E.
The Wreck of the Hesperus
The Wreck of the Hesperus is a narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that tells the tragic story of a shipwreck caused by a captain’s pride and a violent storm.
- 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 Wreck of the Deutschland Target entity description: The Wreck of the Deutschland is a long, experimental ode by Gerard Manley Hopkins that commemorates a shipwreck and showcases his innovative use of sprung rhythm and religious themes.
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A.
The Steerage
The Steerage is a landmark 1907 photograph by Alfred Stieglitz, celebrated as an early masterpiece of modernist photography and social documentary.
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B.
Hook of Holland
Hook of Holland is a coastal district in the Netherlands, known as a ferry port on the North Sea and a gateway between the country and the United Kingdom.
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C.
Der Scutt
Der Scutt was an American architect best known for designing prominent New York City skyscrapers, most notably Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue.
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D.
Lifeboat
"Lifeboat" is a 1944 Alfred Hitchcock survival drama film set entirely in a lifeboat, notable for its ensemble cast and psychological tension among shipwrecked survivors of a World War II U-boat attack.
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E.
The Wreck of the Hesperus
The Wreck of the Hesperus is a narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that tells the tragic story of a shipwreck caused by a captain’s pride and a violent storm.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ode
ⓘ
poem ⓘ religious poem ⓘ |
| author | Gerard Manley Hopkins ⓘ |
| centralFigure |
Christ
ⓘ
linked to:
Jesus Christ
|
| centralHumanFigures | five exiled German nuns ⓘ |
| commemorates |
five Franciscan nuns who died in the wreck
ⓘ
wreck of the German emigrant ship Deutschland ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | The Month ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1875 ⓘ |
| editorOfFirstEdition | Robert Bridges ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1918 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Humphrey Milford ⓘ |
| form | long poem ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental poetry
ⓘ
ode ⓘ religious poetry ⓘ |
| hasOpeningLine | Thou mastering me God! ⓘ |
| historicalEventDepicted | 1875 wreck of the SS Deutschland in the Thames Estuary ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Biblical language
ⓘ
Jesuit spirituality ⓘ
linked to:
Ignatian spirituality
|
| intendedPublication | The Month ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| metricalInnovation | sprung rhythm ⓘ |
| nationalLiterature | English literature ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early and radical use of sprung rhythm
ⓘ
integration of personal religious experience with public disaster ⓘ |
| part |
Part I
ⓘ
Part II ⓘ |
| placeWritten | Wales ⓘ |
| rejectedBy | The Month ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| setting |
North Sea
ⓘ
Thames Estuary ⓘ |
| structure | two-part poem ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
alliteration
ⓘ
complex syntax ⓘ dense imagery ⓘ neologisms ⓘ |
| subject |
Catholic faith
ⓘ
divine grace ⓘ religious martyrdom ⓘ shipwreck of the SS Deutschland ⓘ
linked to:
The Wreck of the Deutschland
suffering and redemption ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
divine providence
ⓘ
incarnation ⓘ theodicy ⓘ |
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Subject: The Wreck of the Deutschland Description of subject: The Wreck of the Deutschland is a long, experimental ode by Gerard Manley Hopkins that commemorates a shipwreck and showcases his innovative use of sprung rhythm and religious themes.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Wreck of the Deutschland