Wanting to Die
E1011877
"Wanting to Die" is a confessional poem by Anne Sexton that starkly explores suicidal desire and the complex, painful psychology surrounding it.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wanting to Die canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
confessional poem
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poem ⓘ |
| addressesTopic |
suicide
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the allure of death ⓘ the complexity of suicidal thoughts ⓘ the relationship between the self and death ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anne Sexton’s biography
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Anne Sexton’s struggles with mental illness ⓘ |
| author | Anne Sexton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
the inner psychology of a suicidal speaker
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the intimacy between the speaker and the idea of dying ⓘ the tension between life and death ⓘ |
| genre | confessional poetry ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
frequently cited as a key example of confessional poetry
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widely studied in discussions of suicide in literature ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
readings of Anne Sexton’s oeuvre
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scholarly work on suicide in poetry ⓘ |
| isIncludedIn | collections of Anne Sexton’s poems ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | lyric poem ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Confessional poetry movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American poetry ⓘ |
| medium | written text ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| portrays | suicide as both terrifying and seductive ⓘ |
| style |
confessional
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intimate ⓘ psychologically detailed ⓘ stark ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
personal experience of the speaker
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suicidal ideation ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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ambivalence toward life ⓘ confession ⓘ death ⓘ depression ⓘ despair ⓘ intimacy with death ⓘ mental illness ⓘ psychological pain ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ suicidal desire ⓘ |
| tone |
confessional
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dark ⓘ intense ⓘ |
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