Literary notes about Exclamation (AI summary)
Throughout literary history, the term "exclamation" has been employed both as a device to convey intense emotion and as a subject of grammatical discussion. In classic novels, it often marks moments of heightened drama and spontaneous reaction, as seen when characters burst forth with exclamations of horror, delight, or anger [1], [2], [3]. Authors like Dumas, Dickens, and Doyle use these bursts not only to enhance the narrative but also to provide insight into character psychology, ranging from theatrical outbursts to suppressed or carefully measured expressions of feeling [4], [5], [6]. At the same time, exclamation has drawn scholarly attention: grammar texts refer to structural forms such as the exclamatory nominative [7], [8], [9], underscoring the word’s dual role as both linguistic element and signifier of emotional intensity. This interplay between literary expression and grammatical function illustrates the versatility with which exclamation has been portrayed and analyzed across different genres and eras [10], [11].
- No, indeed; the exclamation appears quite theatrical and affected.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet - At every turn Baskerville gave an exclamation of delight, looking eagerly about him and asking countless questions.
— from The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle - An exclamation of horror broke from Hallward's lips as he saw in the dim light the hideous thing on the canvas leering at him.
— from The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - exclaimed Villefort, unable to repress an exclamation.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet - A general exclamation of astonishment burst from the company.
— from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens - Morrel uttered a loud exclamation, and frantic, doubtful, dazzled, as though by a celestial vision, he fell upon his knees.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet - 4. A substantive used as an exclamation is called an exclamatory nominative or a nominative of exclamation ( p. 42 ).
— from An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises by Frank Edgar Farley and George Lyman Kittredge - The if -clause is sometimes used as an exclamation, with the conclusion omitted.
— from An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises by Frank Edgar Farley and George Lyman Kittredge - [Nominative of exclamation.]
— from An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises by Frank Edgar Farley and George Lyman Kittredge - This is the “conspiracy” he sets forth in all the panoply of his characteristic italics, dashes, sforzando interjections and exclamation points.
— from The Antichrist by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - If your system absolutely refuses to accept exclamation points in addresses, try to turn the address into a typical Internet address.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno
