Fatal Interview
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"Fatal Interview" is a 1931 sonnet sequence by Edna St. Vincent Millay that explores themes of love, desire, and emotional conflict in highly crafted formal verse.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fatal Interview canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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poetry collection ⓘ sonnet sequence ⓘ |
| author | Edna St. Vincent Millay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| form | sonnet ⓘ |
| genre |
love poetry
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lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Sonnet I
NERFINISHED
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Sonnet II NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonnet III NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonnet IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonnet IX NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonnet V NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonnet VI NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonnet VII NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonnet VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonnet X NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
conflict between reason and passion
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emotional vulnerability ⓘ power dynamics in love ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ self-knowledge ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Renaissance sonnet tradition
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William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| meter | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense psychological portrayal of love
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use of traditional sonnet form in modern context ⓘ |
| numberOfPoems | 52 ⓘ |
| periodOfCreation | early 1930s ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harper & Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | Shakespearean sonnet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
formal verse
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highly crafted structure ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
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desire ⓘ emotional conflict ⓘ jealousy ⓘ loss ⓘ love ⓘ memory ⓘ mortality ⓘ regret ⓘ romantic obsession ⓘ |
| workOf | Edna St. Vincent Millay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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