Literary notes about Repercussion (AI summary)
In literary contexts, "repercussion" is a versatile term that conveys the idea of effects echoing beyond their initial cause. It is often used to capture both tangible phenomena—such as the resonant, bouncing back of sound [1, 2, 3]—and more abstract outcomes like the far-reaching influence of political actions or personal events [4, 5]. Authors employ the word to illustrate not only the immediate physical impact of an action but also its lingering, sometimes unexpected, consequences on individuals and society [6, 7, 8]. This dual usage enriches narratives by underscoring the complex interplay between cause and effect across diverse contexts.
- As the snow did not lie on these mountains, when we cracked our whips, there was such a repercussion of the sound as is altogether inconceivable.
— from Travels through France and Italy by T. (Tobias) Smollett - The halting words of Cyprien rang in his ears, like the repercussion of an endless echo.
— from Two banks of the Seine (Les Deux Rives) by Fernand Vandérem - Like that mysterious influence which unites magnet to magnet; or like the echo which is a repercussion of the original voice.
— from Callista : a Tale of the Third Century by John Henry Newman - The repercussion of that campaign had reached the President.
— from The Story of the Woman's Party by Inez Haynes Gillmore - 'Cast your bread upon the waters'—and by—er—a certain repercussion we all expect to benefit."
— from Behind the Mirrors: The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington by Clinton W. (Clinton Wallace) Gilbert - When the air around was no longer shaken by constant repercussion, Bobby fell asleep.
— from The Bronze Eagle: A Story of the Hundred Days by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness - Here we have, so to say, a law of moral repercussion.
— from The Basis of Morality by Arthur Schopenhauer - His teaching was the moral repercussion of a sensitive and powerful mind flung back from impact against the clerical abuses of the Church.
— from Mediæval Heresy & the Inquisition by Arthur Stanley Turberville
