Literary notes about calls (AI summary)
The word "calls" in literature performs a variety of functions that range from self-identification to summoning and even symbolizing destiny. For instance, it is used for self-designation in lines like “The man who calls himself Julius Hersheimmer…” [1] and for officially naming characters or places, as when Argyripa is called by his own name [2]. At times it directly summons or beckons, as seen in Jupiter's startled “Who calls me?” [3] or the rallying shout that “calls the Ajaces from the warring crowd” [4]. Its metaphorical use is also common—illustrated in “Time calls you now” [5]—to suggest an inevitable call to duty or fate. Thus, whether invoking identity, summoning action, or symbolizing inevitability, "calls" enriches literary expression by tightly interweaving the themes of naming, addressing, and destiny throughout diverse texts.
- The man who calls himself Julius Hersheimmer is no relation to you whatsoever.” H2 anchor CHAPTER XXVI.
— from The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie - Great Diomede has compass’d round with walls The city, which Argyripa he calls, From his own Argos nam’d.
— from The Aeneid by Virgil - “Who calls me?” said Jupiter, as though awakened with a start.
— from Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo - " Then through the field he sends his voice aloud, And calls the Ajaces from the warring crowd, With great Atrides.
— from The Iliad by Homer - Time calls you now; the precious hour employ: Slack not the good presage, while Heav’n inspires Our minds to dare, and gives the ready fires.
— from The Aeneid by Virgil
