Literary notes about powerful (AI summary)
The word “powerful” in literature functions as a multifaceted descriptor that conveys strength, influence, and impact across various contexts. It is employed to depict not only physical might—as with towering figures or formidable creatures ([1], [2])—but also as a marker of moral, emotional, or societal force ([3], [4], [5]). Authors stretch its application to encapsulate natural phenomena that overwhelm or shape human experience ([6], [7]), as well as the commanding presence of individuals and institutions that determine the course of events ([8], [9]). Whether highlighting the grandiosity of mythic heroes or underpinning the subtle dynamics of power in everyday life ([10], [11], [12]), “powerful” emerges as a versatile term that enriches narrative tone and deepens our understanding of influence in both personal and collective realms.
- The powerful Hanuman, however, opening his eyes partially looked at him (Bhima) with disregard, with eyes reddened with intoxication.
— from The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 - He appeared to be a horseman of large dimensions and mounted on a black horse of powerful frame.
— from The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon by Washington Irving - So long as human nature does not change very materially, “the green-eyed monster” will remain a powerful factor in human affairs.
— from The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by James H. Blount - [Pg 260] 2 We possess a powerful store of moral feelings, but we have no goal for them all.
— from The Twilight of the Idols; or, How to Philosophize with the Hammer. The Antichrist by Nietzsche - The ideal of liberty demanded for its attainment powerful means, and these the Fifteenth Amendment gave him.
— from The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois - Four-cylinder engines are at present the most popular type for powerful cars.
— from How it Works by Archibald Williams - THE EAGLE AND THE JACKDAW An Eagle, swooping down on powerful wings, seized a lamb in her talons and made off with it to her nest.
— from The Aesop for Children by Aesop - With him became extinct the male line of the Princes of Olyka and Nieswiez, the most powerful lords in Poland and in all probability in Europe.
— from Pan Tadeusz; or, The last foray in Lithuania by Adam Mickiewicz - Indeed, I cannot conceive that a nation can enjoy a secure or prosperous existence without a powerful centralization of government.
— from Democracy in America — Volume 1 by Alexis de Tocqueville - “Thrymheim the sixth is named, Where Thiassi dwelt, That all-powerful Jötun.”
— from Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas by H. A. Guerber - Let them then hear my words, for they are powerful and will prevail; or, as it is in the Hebrew, for they are sweet.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - But above the material considerations are arising others, invisible, of an ethical nature, far more powerful and transcendental.
— from The Philippines a Century Hence by José Rizal
