The Fury of Rainstorms
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"The Fury of Rainstorms" is a poem from Anne Sexton's collection *Live or Die* that vividly explores emotional turmoil through the violent, transformative imagery of a storm.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Live or Die | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthorTheme |
confessional self-revelation
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female experience ⓘ suicidality ⓘ |
| author | Anne Sexton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| collection | Live or Die NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Anne Sexton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
identity
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inner chaos ⓘ mental illness ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| firstPublicationIn | Live or Die NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | confessional poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthorGender | female ⓘ |
| includedIn | Collected Poems of Anne Sexton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInAwardWinningWork | Live or Die NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Confessionalism ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
extended metaphor
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free verse ⓘ personification ⓘ vivid imagery ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| partOf | Live or Die NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfCreation | 1960s ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| publisher | Houghton Mifflin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivedAward | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
emotional turmoil
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nature ⓘ psychological distress ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ storms ⓘ transformation ⓘ |
| tone |
intense
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transformative ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| usesImageryOf |
destruction
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flooding ⓘ rainstorm ⓘ rebirth ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Anne Sexton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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