The Creation
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"The Creation" is a poetic sermon by James Weldon Johnson that vividly reimagines the biblical story of the world's beginning in rich, rhythmic vernacular.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Creation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11712988 — 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 Creation Context triple: [God’s Trombones, hasPart, The Creation]
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A.
The Creation
The Creation is an oratorio by Joseph Haydn that depicts the biblical story of the world's creation with vivid choral and orchestral writing.
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B.
The Creation
"The Creation" is a renowned photographic book by Ernst Haas that presents a vivid, abstract visual interpretation of the biblical story of Genesis and the natural world.
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C.
Livro da Criação
Livro da Criação is an experimental, participatory artist’s book by Brazilian neo-concretist Lygia Pape that invites readers to manipulate abstract forms and colors to explore the process of creation.
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D.
Hymn of Creation
Hymn of Creation is a famous Vedic cosmological hymn from the Rigveda that poetically explores the origins of the universe and the limits of human knowledge about creation.
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E.
The Creation of Day
The Creation of Day is a figurative sculptural work by American artist Frederick Hart, known for its luminous, spiritual treatment of the human form and themes of creation.
- 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 Creation Target entity description: "The Creation" is a poetic sermon by James Weldon Johnson that vividly reimagines the biblical story of the world's beginning in rich, rhythmic vernacular.
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A.
The Creation
The Creation is an oratorio by Joseph Haydn that depicts the biblical story of the world's creation with vivid choral and orchestral writing.
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B.
The Creation
"The Creation" is a renowned photographic book by Ernst Haas that presents a vivid, abstract visual interpretation of the biblical story of Genesis and the natural world.
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C.
Livro da Criação
Livro da Criação is an experimental, participatory artist’s book by Brazilian neo-concretist Lygia Pape that invites readers to manipulate abstract forms and colors to explore the process of creation.
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D.
Hymn of Creation
Hymn of Creation is a famous Vedic cosmological hymn from the Rigveda that poetically explores the origins of the universe and the limits of human knowledge about creation.
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E.
The Creation of Day
The Creation of Day is a figurative sculptural work by American artist Frederick Hart, known for its luminous, spiritual treatment of the human form and themes of creation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literaryWork
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poem ⓘ sermon ⓘ |
| author | James Weldon Johnson ⓘ |
| basedOn |
biblical Book of Genesis
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linked to:
Book of Genesis
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| collection | God’s Trombones ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| educationalUse |
taught in African American literature courses
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taught in religious studies and theology courses ⓘ |
| genre |
African American literature
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poetic sermon ⓘ religious poetry ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
audio recording
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spoken word performance ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | God ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African American preaching tradition
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Black church oratory ⓘ |
| intendedPerformanceContext |
oral performance
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public recitation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Harlem Renaissance ⓘ |
| medium | written text ⓘ |
| meter | free verse with strong rhythmic patterns ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person preacher voice ⓘ |
| openingLine | And God stepped out on space ⓘ |
| partOf | God’s Trombones ⓘ |
| portraysEvent |
creation of humanity
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creation of the world ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| style |
dramatic monologue
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oratorical ⓘ rhythmic language ⓘ vernacular speech ⓘ |
| subject |
Book of Genesis
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biblical creation story ⓘ |
| theme |
God as creator
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divine love ⓘ power of spoken word ⓘ relationship between God and humanity ⓘ |
| tone |
celebratory
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majestic ⓘ reverent ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Creation Description of subject: "The Creation" is a poetic sermon by James Weldon Johnson that vividly reimagines the biblical story of the world's beginning in rich, rhythmic vernacular.
Referenced by (1)
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