Literary notes about blithesome (AI summary)
In literature, blithesome is used to evoke a sense of lighthearted joy and carefree spirit across a variety of settings. The term often appears in descriptions of nature—such as a cheerful bird or a radiant morning—in which blithesome enhances the vividness of the natural landscape ([1], [2], [3]). It is also employed to characterize human behavior and mood, as in depictions of youthful exuberance or a decisive, hopeful step toward a new life ([4], [5]). Moreover, authors use blithesome to infuse scenes with buoyancy and a gentle optimism that illuminates both personal interactions and broader, celebratory moments ([6], [7]). Overall, the word serves as a versatile literary device that bridges the natural and the human worlds with a tone of celebratory warmth and unburdened delight.
- The eagle had an eyrie home, The blithesome bird its quiet rest, But not the humblest spot on earth Was by the Son of God possessed.
— from Poems by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper - THE SKYLARK BIRD of the wilderness, Blithesome and cumberless, Sweet be thy matin o'er moorland and lea!
— from English Songs and Ballads - Bird of the wilderness, Blithesome and cumberless, Sweet be thy matin o'er moorland and lea!
— from Minor Poems - Paston had truly described himself as the youngest, and he was by far the most jovial and blithesome.
— from With the Procession by Henry Blake Fuller - 'Tis but a banging of the door behind you, a blithesome step forward, and you are out of the old life and into the new!
— from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame - One golden summer day, Along the forest-way, Young Colin passed with blithesome steps alert.
— from Grand'ther Baldwin's Thanksgiving, with Other Ballads and Poems by Alger, Horatio, Jr. - Well, on this particular occasion I don’t mind confessing that I was in a fairly blithesome mood.
— from Twenty Years of Spoof and Bluff by Carlton
