The Operation
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"The Operation" is a poem from the collection *Live or Die* by Anne Sexton that confronts illness, medical intervention, and mortality with stark, confessional intensity.
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| author | Anne Sexton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionPublicationYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| explores |
fear of death
ⓘ
the body as a medical object ⓘ the experience of hospitalization ⓘ the psychological impact of illness ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Live or Die NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | free verse ⓘ |
| includedInPoetryCollection | Live or Die NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | confessional poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Confessionalism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
illness
ⓘ
medical intervention ⓘ mortality ⓘ |
| partOf | Live or Die ⓘ |
| style | confessional ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
patient–doctor relationship
ⓘ
surgery ⓘ survival ⓘ vulnerability ⓘ |
| tone |
intense
ⓘ
stark ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Anne Sexton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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