Literary notes about REBOUND (AI summary)
The term "rebound" emerges in literature with a striking versatility, infusing both physical and metaphorical dimensions into the narrative. In some works it captures the literal bounce of objects—a tennis ball caught on its rebound [1] or dough that must spring back like a rubber ball [2]—while in others it symbolizes recovery or the sudden return of energy or emotion, as when youth’s resiliency is depicted as the rebound of vitality [3] or a mood surges unexpectedly along its rebound [4]. In epic verse, the word evokes the reverberating sound of echoing voices and clashing arms [5, 6], underscoring its ability to mirror both tangible movement and abstract resurgence.
- Nobody replied; Gray's sunken, boyish face betrayed no interest; he continued to toss a tennis ball against the wall and catch it on the rebound.
— from Barbarians by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers - Work with the palm of the hand, always kneading towards the centre of the ball (the dough must rebound like a rubber ball).
— from The International Jewish Cook Book 1600 Recipes According to the Jewish Dietary Laws with the Rules for Kashering; the Favorite Recipes of America, Austria, Germany, Russia, France, Poland, Roumania, Etc., Etc. by Florence Kreisler Greenbaum - His splendid body and health made new vitality, and he possessed all the resiliency and rebound of youth.
— from Martin Eden by Jack London - In its rebound the mercury of his mood had shot higher far than present circumstances warranted.
— from Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini - Roar through a thousand channels to the main: The distant shepherd trembling hears the sound; So mix both hosts, and so their cries rebound.
— from The Iliad by Homer - Cries, murmurs, clamours, with a mixing sound, From woods to woods, from hills to hills rebound.
— from The Aeneid by Virgil
