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 |
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| Wanting to Die canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12942234 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wanting to Die Context triple: [Live or Die, hasPoem, Wanting to Die]
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A.
I Am Prepared to Die
"I Am Prepared to Die" is Nelson Mandela’s famous 1964 courtroom speech at the Rivonia Trial, in which he defended the anti-apartheid struggle and declared his readiness to die for a democratic South Africa.
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B.
Learning To Die
"Learning To Die" is a song by the American heavy metal band Dust, known for its early 1970s hard rock sound and featuring future Ramones drummer Marky Ramone.
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C.
Rather Die Young
"Rather Die Young" is a soulful R&B ballad by Beyoncé from her 2011 album "4," expressing a passionate, all-or-nothing kind of love.
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D.
Want You Dead
"Want You Dead" is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Roy Grace as he investigates a deadly case of obsessive online stalking.
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E.
Ways of Dying
Ways of Dying is a post-apartheid South African novel by Zakes Mda that follows a self-appointed professional mourner navigating grief, community, and transformation in a rapidly changing society.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wanting to Die Target entity description: "Wanting to Die" is a confessional poem by Anne Sexton that starkly explores suicidal desire and the complex, painful psychology surrounding it.
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A.
I Am Prepared to Die
"I Am Prepared to Die" is Nelson Mandela’s famous 1964 courtroom speech at the Rivonia Trial, in which he defended the anti-apartheid struggle and declared his readiness to die for a democratic South Africa.
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B.
Learning To Die
"Learning To Die" is a song by the American heavy metal band Dust, known for its early 1970s hard rock sound and featuring future Ramones drummer Marky Ramone.
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C.
Rather Die Young
"Rather Die Young" is a soulful R&B ballad by Beyoncé from her 2011 album "4," expressing a passionate, all-or-nothing kind of love.
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D.
Want You Dead
"Want You Dead" is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Roy Grace as he investigates a deadly case of obsessive online stalking.
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E.
Ways of Dying
Ways of Dying is a post-apartheid South African novel by Zakes Mda that follows a self-appointed professional mourner navigating grief, community, and transformation in a rapidly changing society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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Subject: Wanting to Die Description of subject: "Wanting to Die" is a confessional poem by Anne Sexton that starkly explores suicidal desire and the complex, painful psychology surrounding it.
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