Poem 7 (Quaeris quot mihi basiationes)
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Poem 7 ("Quaeris quot mihi basiationes") is a famous Latin love poem by Catullus in which he playfully attempts to quantify the countless kisses he desires from his beloved Lesbia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Poem 7 (Quaeris quot mihi basiationes) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8896092 — 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)
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Target entity: Poem 7 (Quaeris quot mihi basiationes) Context triple: [Catullus, hasWork, Poem 7 (Quaeris quot mihi basiationes)]
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A.
Aegimius (fragmentary poem)
Aegimius is a fragmentary ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Hesiod, that survives only in scattered quotations and is known for its mythological and genealogical content.
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B.
Ars Poetica
Ars Poetica is a famous 1926 lyric poem by Archibald MacLeish that meditates on the nature and purpose of poetry, encapsulated in its dictum that "a poem should not mean but be."
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C.
Ars Poetica
Ars Poetica is a didactic poem by the Roman poet Horace that offers influential guidance on the art and principles of poetic composition.
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D.
Lament for the Makaris
Lament for the Makaris is a Middle Scots poem by William Dunbar that mournfully reflects on the mortality of poets and the inevitability of death.
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E.
Sonnet 94
Sonnet 94 is one of William Shakespeare’s most famous and morally complex sonnets, often noted for its meditation on power, restraint, and corruption.
- 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: Poem 7 (Quaeris quot mihi basiationes)
Target entity description: Poem 7 ("Quaeris quot mihi basiationes") is a famous Latin love poem by Catullus in which he playfully attempts to quantify the countless kisses he desires from his beloved Lesbia.
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A.
Aegimius (fragmentary poem)
Aegimius is a fragmentary ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Hesiod, that survives only in scattered quotations and is known for its mythological and genealogical content.
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B.
Ars Poetica
Ars Poetica is a famous 1926 lyric poem by Archibald MacLeish that meditates on the nature and purpose of poetry, encapsulated in its dictum that "a poem should not mean but be."
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C.
Ars Poetica
Ars Poetica is a didactic poem by the Roman poet Horace that offers influential guidance on the art and principles of poetic composition.
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D.
Lament for the Makaris
Lament for the Makaris is a Middle Scots poem by William Dunbar that mournfully reflects on the mortality of poets and the inevitability of death.
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E.
Sonnet 94
Sonnet 94 is one of William Shakespeare’s most famous and morally complex sonnets, often noted for its meditation on power, restraint, and corruption.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin poem
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love poem ⓘ lyric poem ⓘ |
| addressedTo | Lesbia ⓘ |
| addressee | Lesbia ⓘ |
| aim | to express boundless desire ⓘ |
| author | Catullus ⓘ |
| collection |
Carmina Catulli
ⓘ
linked to:
Catulli Carmina
|
| culturalContext | Roman love poetry ⓘ |
| genre | neoteric poetry ⓘ |
| imagery |
astronomical imagery
ⓘ
geographical imagery ⓘ |
| influence | later European love poetry ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
enumeration
ⓘ
hyperbole ⓘ metaphor ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Neoteric movement ⓘ |
| mentions |
Lesbia
ⓘ
Libyan sands ⓘ kisses ⓘ oracles of Jupiter ⓘ sacred tomb of Battus ⓘ silphium-bearing Cyrene ⓘ
linked to:
Cyrene
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| metricalForm | hendecasyllabic verse ⓘ |
| motif |
counting the uncountable
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innumerable kisses ⓘ secrecy from the evil eye ⓘ |
| numberInCatullusCorpus | 7 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | manuscript transmission ⓘ |
| period | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Catullus 5
ⓘ
linked to:
Poem 5 (Vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus)
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| relationshipToCatullus5 | develops the theme of innumerable kisses ⓘ |
| requests | countless kisses ⓘ |
| settingImagery |
Cyrene
ⓘ
Libyan desert ⓘ
linked to:
Libyan Desert
night sky ⓘ |
| survivesIn | Verona manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| theme |
desire
ⓘ
hyperbole ⓘ kisses ⓘ love ⓘ |
| titleInLatin | Quaeris quot mihi basiationes ⓘ |
| tone |
erotic
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exaggerated ⓘ playful ⓘ |
| tradition | Roman love elegy precursor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Poem 7 (Quaeris quot mihi basiationes)
Description of subject: Poem 7 ("Quaeris quot mihi basiationes") is a famous Latin love poem by Catullus in which he playfully attempts to quantify the countless kisses he desires from his beloved Lesbia.
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