Throughout literary history, "aught" has been employed as a versatile term—often meaning “anything” or “all” in one context and “nothing” in another—to amplify the tone or register of a statement. In some writings it emphasizes the totality of experience or possibility, as when a character declares a singular preference or exclusion, underscoring that nothing else compares [1], [2]. At other times, it functions interrogatively or negatively—to question if there exists any further information or to dismiss alternatives altogether—with a blend of gravitas and subtle irony found in discussions of fate or virtue [3], [4]. Whether used to heighten poetic language or to lend an archaic formality to dialogue, "aught" remains a striking and flexible linguistic tool throughout literature, evident in works spanning from epic narratives to reflective meditations on human nature [5], [6], [7].