Literary notes about POUT (AI summary)
In literary usage, "pout" serves to convey a range of emotional states through the subtle curvature of the lips. Often, it marks a character’s sulky or indignant mood—as when a child turns to pout and cry ([1]) or a woman wears an adorable pout to express playful discontent ([2], [3]). The term can also express deeper melancholy or frustration, as seen in moments when tears follow a pouting lip ([4]) or when a character’s pout silently communicates displeasure ([5]). Moreover, "pout" not only describes human expressions but appears in creative descriptions of objects and creatures, exemplified by the vivid portrayal of an "eel-pout" in several narratives ([6], [7]). This versatility in application allows the word to evoke both emotional subtlety and visual imagery across various literary contexts ([8], [9]).
- Not liking this abrupt removal, the child began to pout and cry.
— from The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë - And with an adorable shrug of the shoulders, and an indescribably exquisite pout, she glanced at Marius.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo - She looked very pretty with that determined little pout of the lips, and perhaps she knew it.
— from With Edged Tools by Henry Seton Merriman - Then his lower lip began to pout, and tears rolled down his cheeks.
— from With Steyn and De Wet by F. F. (Filippus Fourie) Pienaar - But the window was empty; Eric had taken himself off, and with a pout she resumed her work.
— from Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker - A huge eel-pout, as fat as a merchant’s wife. . . .
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov - “An eel-pout?” says the master, and his eyes begin to glisten.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov - She made her pretty little pout with her under lip.
— from Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo - The head of a big eel-pout, and behind it its long black body, nearly a yard long, appears on the surface of the water.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
