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Literary notes about agog (AI summary)

The term "agog" is often employed to depict a state of eager anticipation or heightened excitement in literary works. Writers use it to convey not just individual feelings but also a collective mood, whether describing a single character’s overwhelming curiosity—as when someone is "agog with excitement" [1]—or the palpable buzz that sweeps over an entire community, such as a town or city caught up in astonishing news [2] [3]. This vivid language, sometimes paired with rhythmic or playful expressions—as seen when houses or groups are described as "all agog"—lends a classic, almost old-fashioned flavor to the narrative, enriching scenes with energetic and anticipatory atmospheres [4] [5].
  1. " By the time he had finished Gordon was agog with excitement.
    — from The Son of his Father by Ridgwell Cullum
  2. The richness of the find surpassed anything ever before found and the whole country was agog.
    — from Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 01 (of 15), American (1) by Charles Morris
  3. "All the police in London, from the chief downwards, are agog about this necklace.
    — from The Eustace Diamonds by Anthony Trollope
  4. But the House was still all agog, as was the crowded gallery.
    — from Can You Forgive Her? by Anthony Trollope
  5. They found the stone house agog with excitement.
    — from Anne of Avonlea by L. M. Montgomery

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