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Literary notes about Blithe (AI summary)

"Blithe" is used in literature to evoke a sense of carefree joy and light-heartedness, often characterizing both emotions and environments with a joyful buoyancy. Authors employ it to describe a person’s sunny mood or spirited nature, as when a character’s demeanor is noted to be “bright, blithe” ([1]) or when a hero is portrayed as “blithe and eager” for adventure ([2]). At times, the word also colors natural scenery, lending an almost musically carefree quality to the setting, such as the “blithe air” that uplifts the spirit ([3]). In other contexts, it highlights a character’s mood—even in moments of irony—conveying a cheerful resilience or a paradoxical lightness in unexpected circumstances ([4]). This diverse use throughout poetry and prose underscores "blithe" as a literary device that richly communicates both exuberance and gentle, wistful optimism.
  1. She always kept a bright, blithe manner, and was pleasant to all the teachers.
    — from The Rainbow by D. H. Lawrence
  2. Our hero went on deck, blithe and eager for what new adventures the strange whirligig of life might have in store for him.
    — from Captain John Smith by C. H. Forbes-Lindsay
  3. Standing on the bare ground,—my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplifted into infinite space,—all mean egotism vanishes.
    — from Nature by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  4. He gave her a very blithe look, and a very sly look.
    — from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

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