Literary notes about Convulsion (AI summary)
The term "convulsion" is frequently used in literature to evoke a sense of overwhelming rupture—whether in the human body or within larger societal forces. Authors employ it to depict sudden, violent physical reactions, as when an old man is overtaken by a convulsion ([1]) or when limbs jerk uncontrollably in the midst of battle ([2]). At the same time, it extends to describe inner, emotional turmoil; a convulsion of despair may cross a character’s face in a moment of existential crisis ([3]), while the term also paints a picture of nature’s own tumultuous upheaval, from geological tremors on a vast scale ([4]) to the seismic disruptions in political life ([5]). This dual capacity to illustrate both the visceral and the metaphorical makes the word a powerful literary tool for conveying disruption and transformation.