In literature, "winter" is deployed in multifaceted ways that extend beyond its literal climatic meaning. It often functions as a temporal marker, marking the end of one era or the beginning of another—as in Thucydides’s reference to the ending of a war in a particular winter [1]—or as a setting that conveys atmosphere and mood. Winter appears as a metaphor for hardship, emotional desolation, or the stark reality of nature, illustrated by Carlyle’s depiction of a cold, relentless season [2] and Dickinson’s ethereal imagery that links the season to feelings of melancholy and foreboding [3]. Authors also use "winter" to underline transitions in narrative or character arcs, as seen when a character’s life phases mirror the season’s cyclic nature [4] or when nature itself is described with vivid details of frost and clear winter nights [5]. Moreover, the term can assume nominal use, lending its name to characters and imbuing them with a frost-like detachment, as exemplified by Lord de Winter in Dumas’s work [6]. This diversity in usage highlights how winter operates on both literal and symbolic levels, enriching the narrative with layers of historical context, emotional resonance, and natural realism.