Literary notes about large (AI summary)
The word “large” serves as both a concrete and a metaphorical tool in literature, lending vividness and scale to diverse elements in a narrative. It is used to enlarge the physical dimensions of objects—think of a character holding a large peach [1] or the description of a large tree dominating a landscape [2]—as well as to emphasize the magnitude of groups or settings, such as setting off in one large party amid the chaos of burning homes [3] or the assembling of a large audience [4]. Beyond the physical, “large” frequently colors aspects of abstract or emotional significance; for example, it highlights the profound depth in a character’s eyes [5] or underscores the vast, almost incomprehensible scale of the universe [6]. Through these varied uses, “large” reinforces both the tangible and the symbolic, shaping readers’ perceptions of both characters and the worlds they inhabit.
- He holds in his hand a large peach, and attached to his long staff are a gourd and a scroll.
— from Myths and Legends of China by E. T. C. Werner - A large tree, covered with those excrescences which are the warts of vegetation, stood a few paces distant from the pile of stones.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo - We went off in one large party, amidst a general conflagration of our late homes.
— from Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain - The lecture, occupying an entire evening, was given before a large audience in Rand's Hall, Troy, and cordially received.
— from The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) by Ida Husted Harper - Never had her eyes been so large, so black, of so profound a depth.
— from Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert - For, if it is infinite and unlimited, it must be too large for every possible empirical conception.
— from The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant
