Literary notes about Remark (AI summary)
In literature, "remark" is deployed with considerable versatility. It may introduce a discussion or set a thematic tone, as when a writer offers a reflective note on idolatry to usher in a broader exploration [1]. In narrative contexts, it functions as a brief interjection that reveals a character’s attitude or subtly advances a conversation, evident in instances where a character’s quiet response or pointed comment plays a pivotal role in the unfolding drama [2], [3]. At times the term is used in analytical or didactic settings, providing structure to a discourse or demarcating a methodological point [4], [5]. Authors also employ "remark" to encapsulate witty asides or to qualify their descriptions, thereby enriching both dialogue and narrative layers [6], [7].
- As introductory to the whole, a remark about Idolatry will perhaps be in place here.
— from On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History by Thomas Carlyle - She did not say a word in reply to Raoul's remark and went straight home.
— from The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux - “When is Mrs. Lynde going to move up?” asked Diana, as if she had not heard Anne’s remark.
— from Anne of the Island by L. M. Montgomery - REMARK I. {BOOK_1|CHAPTER_1 ^paragraph 30}
— from The Critique of Practical Reason by Immanuel Kant - A Remark on the General Division of Judgments into Analytical and Synthetical.
— from Kant's Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics by Immanuel Kant - “That’s true,” replied Jacopo; “I only make a remark.”
— from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet - He presently encountered her and delivered a stinging remark as he passed.
— from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete by Mark Twain
