Literary notes about strong (AI summary)
Writers employ "strong" as a multifaceted descriptor that enriches both character portrayal and atmospheric detail. In some works, it conveys palpable physical power and resilience, whether describing a robust figure or a forceful presence (<strong>[1]strong>, <strong>[2]strong>, <strong>[3]strong>), while in others it underscores moral integrity or emotional fortitude (<strong>[4]strong>, <strong>[5]strong>, <strong>[6]strong>). At times the term sharpens sensory imagery—a scent that permeates the air or a taste that leaves a lasting impression (<strong>[7]strong>, <strong>[8]strong>, <strong>[9]strong>)—and in more abstract contexts it enhances arguments or ideological impact (<strong>[10]strong>, <strong>[11]strong>, <strong>[12]strong>). Thus, "strong" seamlessly bridges tangible attributes and intangible influences in literature, lending both vivid realism and conceptual depth to the narrative.
- The which an arme strong driuer stedfast , An arme strong guider steadfastly him.
— from The Choise of Valentines; Or the Merie Ballad of Nash His Dildo by Thomas Nash - The strong man—physically strong only—was breaking up.
— from The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales by Bret Harte - Thus Sir Tristram endured in Cornwall until he was big and strong, of the age of eighteen years.
— from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Sir Thomas Malory - "Indeed—indeed—when you were a mere boy I used to see both: far more then than now—for now you are strong, and strength dispenses with subtlety.
— from Villette by Charlotte Brontë - He tried in many ways to tempt Idó, but was unable to do so, because Idó was a youth of strong character.
— from Filipino Popular Tales - I learned that assistance given to the weak makes the one who gives it strong; and that oppression of the unfortunate makes one weak.
— from Up from Slavery: An Autobiography by Booker T. Washington - A strong perfume of orange blossoms pervaded the air.
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant - It was sweet, and she did not know how strong it was.
— from The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett - What Every Wife Knows Give me a man who drinks good, hot, dark, strong coffee for breakfast!
— from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers - There is a strong argument in favour of the sharp differentiation of castes and of races (and even of sexes; see Note on Chapter XVIII.)
— from Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - When I have learned a Truth like this, I know how strong and irresistible it must be.
— from A Christmas Carol in Prose; Being a Ghost Story of Christmas by Charles Dickens - But justice and generosity in a nation, as in an individual, count most when shown not by the weak but by the strong.
— from The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie and J. Berg Esenwein
