I like to see it lap the Miles
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"I like to see it lap the Miles" is a short, metaphor-rich poem by Emily Dickinson that vividly personifies a train as a powerful, animal-like creature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| I like to see it lap the Miles canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T726561 — 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: I like to see it lap the Miles Context triple: [Emily Dickinson, notableWork, I like to see it lap the Miles]
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A.
I Love a Broad Margin to My Life
I Love a Broad Margin to My Life is a reflective memoir-in-verse by Maxine Hong Kingston that blends poetry and prose to explore aging, memory, identity, and the act of writing.
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B.
Somebody's Watching Me
"Somebody's Watching Me" is a 1984 synth-pop and R&B hit single by Rockwell, best known for its paranoid lyrics and Michael Jackson-sung chorus.
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C.
A Line
The A Line is a light rail service in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system that runs between Azusa and Long Beach, serving key destinations across Los Angeles County.
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D.
The best or nothing
"The best or nothing" is the brand slogan of Mercedes-Benz, expressing its commitment to uncompromising quality, luxury, and engineering excellence.
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E.
I Learned from the Best
"I Learned from the Best" is a soulful R&B ballad by Whitney Houston, released as a single from her album "My Love Is Your Love."
- 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: I like to see it lap the Miles Target entity description: "I like to see it lap the Miles" is a short, metaphor-rich poem by Emily Dickinson that vividly personifies a train as a powerful, animal-like creature.
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A.
I Love a Broad Margin to My Life
I Love a Broad Margin to My Life is a reflective memoir-in-verse by Maxine Hong Kingston that blends poetry and prose to explore aging, memory, identity, and the act of writing.
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B.
Somebody's Watching Me
"Somebody's Watching Me" is a 1984 synth-pop and R&B hit single by Rockwell, best known for its paranoid lyrics and Michael Jackson-sung chorus.
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C.
A Line
The A Line is a light rail service in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system that runs between Azusa and Long Beach, serving key destinations across Los Angeles County.
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D.
The best or nothing
"The best or nothing" is the brand slogan of Mercedes-Benz, expressing its commitment to uncompromising quality, luxury, and engineering excellence.
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E.
Tell the Vision
"Tell the Vision" is a posthumous Pop Smoke track featured on Kanye West's album "Donda," known for its raw, lo-fi vocal delivery and emotional tribute tone.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literaryWork
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poem ⓘ |
| author | Emily Dickinson ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| centralImage | train ⓘ |
| comparesTrainTo |
animal
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docile animal ⓘ omnivorous creature ⓘ |
| containsStanzas | four ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
interaction of train with environment
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sounds of a train ⓘ speed of a train ⓘ |
| explores | human fascination with machines ⓘ |
| firstLine | I like to see it lap the Miles – ⓘ |
| focusesOn | movement of the train ⓘ |
| form | short poem ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| imageryType |
auditory imagery
ⓘ
kinesthetic imagery ⓘ visual imagery ⓘ |
| includedIn | posthumous collections of Emily Dickinson's poetry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lineCountApproximate | 16 ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American poetry of the 19th century ⓘ |
| meter | common meter ⓘ |
| originalPublicationStatus | posthumous ⓘ |
| period | 19th century American literature ⓘ |
| portraysTrainAs |
animal-like being
ⓘ
powerful creature ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | irregular ⓘ |
| setting | rural landscape ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | a train journey ⓘ |
| theme |
industrialization
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power of technology ⓘ relationship between nature and machines ⓘ |
| tone |
awe-struck
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playful ⓘ |
| usesLiteraryDevice |
imagery
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metaphor ⓘ personification ⓘ |
| usesPerspective | first-person speaker ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Emily Dickinson ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: I like to see it lap the Miles Description of subject: "I like to see it lap the Miles" is a short, metaphor-rich poem by Emily Dickinson that vividly personifies a train as a powerful, animal-like creature.
Referenced by (1)
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