Literary notes about aflame (AI summary)
The word "aflame" in literature is used to evoke images of intense energy and passionate emotion that can be both literal and metaphorical. Often, it describes the heated glow of a character's face when overcome by feelings such as love or anger, as in a visage set aflame with ardour [1] or anger [2, 3]. It also serves to intensify the atmosphere—whether depicting a landscape ignited by the hues of a sunset [4, 5, 6] or symbolizing the inner fire of conviction and creativity [7, 8, 9]. In every instance, "aflame" transforms simple descriptions into vibrant expressions of emotional and sensory experience.
- I could not take my gaze off that beautiful face, which was all aflame with the ardour of love.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova - Jotham Powell had started for the barn, and Ethan strode down after him aflame with anger.
— from Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton - Her cheeks were still aflame with anger, but she smiled, saying in a lower tone: "Nothing worse than threats.
— from Wings of the Wind by Credo Fitch Harris - And as you near the sunset Proud peace you may gain at last; When the skies are aflame with glory You may rest from the weary past.
— from Canadian Battlefields, and Other Poems by J. R. (John Richardson) Wilkinson - The whole sky was aflame; the Arc de Triomphe stood out against the brilliant background of the horizon, like a giant surrounded by fire.
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant - The cloudless sky was all aflame With the light of a hundred suns Where'er the shining chariots came That bore those holy ones.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki - Aflame with more than magic lights, our walls Guard the Manhattan Gate!
— from Days of the Discoverers by Louise Lamprey - The man was aflame with the fire of his own genius.
— from Richard Wagner His Life and His DramasA Biographical Study of the Man and an Explanation of His Work by W. J. (William James) Henderson - The whole State was aflame with the mob spirit, and from Boston and various points in other States, the same news reached us.
— from History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I
