The Fury of Overshoes
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"The Fury of Overshoes" is a poem by Anne Sexton that vividly explores childhood experience and emotion through her characteristic confessional style.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Fury of Overshoes canonical | 3 |
| The Fury of Hush Puppies | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| author | Anne Sexton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
complexity of familial love
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distance between past and present self ⓘ formation of identity in childhood ⓘ tension between childhood safety and adult awareness ⓘ |
| form | free verse ⓘ |
| genre | confessional poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthorStyleCharacteristic |
autobiographical elements
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emotional directness ⓘ psychological introspection ⓘ |
| hasNotableCriticalAspect |
use of domestic imagery to convey emotional states
GENERATED
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vivid depiction of childhood perception GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasTitleWord |
Fury
NERFINISHED
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Overshoes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
colloquial diction
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enjambment ⓘ imagery ⓘ metaphor ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Confessional poetry movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American poetry ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
childhood
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emotional vulnerability ⓘ family relationships ⓘ innocence ⓘ loss of innocence ⓘ memory ⓘ mother–child relationship ⓘ |
| relatedWorkAuthor | Anne Sexton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | confessional ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
childhood experience
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domestic life ⓘ emotional life of a child ⓘ memory of early years ⓘ parental care ⓘ |
| tone |
intimate
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melancholic ⓘ nostalgic ⓘ |
| usesNarrativeVoice | first-person speaker ⓘ |
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The Fury of Hush Puppies