The Fury of Abandonment
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"The Fury of Abandonment" is a poem from Anne Sexton's confessional poetry collection *Live or Die*, exploring intense emotional turmoil, loss, and psychological fragmentation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| The Fury of Departures | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthorPeriod | Anne Sexton’s middle career ⓘ |
| author | Anne Sexton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Live or Die NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| exploresTheme |
abandonment
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despair ⓘ emotional turmoil ⓘ identity crisis ⓘ loss ⓘ mental illness ⓘ psychological fragmentation ⓘ |
| form | free verse ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | readers’ understanding of abandonment in confessional poetry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | confessional poetry ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| partOf | Anne Sexton’s poetic oeuvre ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | print ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Live or Die NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
autobiographical elements
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imagistic ⓘ psychologically focused ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism on confessional poetry ⓘ |
| tone |
anguished
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confessional ⓘ intense ⓘ |
| usesMotif |
emotional breakdown
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family relationships ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ |
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The Fury of Departures