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Literary notes about Revealed (AI summary)

In literature, "revealed" functions as a multifaceted device that signifies both literal uncovering and the metaphorical exposure of hidden truths. Authors use it to denote the disclosure of internal emotions or character traits, as seen when the tone of a statement betrays an inner nature ([1]). It also conveys the unveiling of sacred or profound mysteries, where divine will or spiritual secrets come to light ([2], [3]). At times, it marks a critical turning point—a secret passage or concealed fact becomes known, thereby advancing the narrative ([4], [5]). Moreover, the term is applied to physical phenomena and changing perceptions, such as an object or landscape suddenly disclosing its hidden features ([6], [7]). In this way, "revealed" enriches the text, layering additional meaning onto both the seen and the unseen facets of human experience.
  1. The tone in which the words were said revealed a genuine bad nature.
    — from Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
  2. The great God hath done us this good, that he hath declared and revealed them to us openly and plainly, and described them in the Holy Bible.
    — from Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais
  3. For the day of the Lord shall declare it, because it shall be revealed in fire.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  4. She it was who revealed to Nera the secret hiding-place, in a mysterious well, of the king’s golden crown, and then betrayed her
    — from The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by W. Y. Evans-Wentz
  5. The time might have been when I might have revealed it to you.
    — from Bleak House by Charles Dickens
  6. As the knapsack was consumed, together with the hideous rags which it contained, it revealed something which sparkled in the ashes.
    — from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
  7. A glance revealed a strange spectacle, under the moonlight.
    — from Roughing It by Mark Twain

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