Literary notes about cloud (AI summary)
Literary authors often employ cloud imagery not only to depict atmospheric conditions but also to evoke colors that mirror emotional and dramatic states. For instance, when a cloud is tinged with red—such as the “Red Cloud” that descends ominously in [1] or the “great red cloud” setting the stage for twilight in [2]—readers are invited to feel both passion and portent. In contrast, dark or black clouds, as seen in [3] and [4], imbue scenes with a sense of foreboding and melancholy, serving as a metaphor for inner turmoil or imminent change. Even the clear, sharply defined whiteness of a cloud, noted for its striking purity in [5], can suggest moments of calm, clarity, or beauty. In these varied appearances, the color of the cloud becomes a versatile literary device that captures the fleeting and often contradictory moods of life.
- Down, down dropped the Red Cloud.
— from Tom Swift and His Airship by Victor Appleton - The sun went down behind Vouziers and the roofs of the town were sharply profiled in black against a great red cloud.
— from The Downfall by Émile Zola - The cloud was black above, therefore, but Katy Dare made the world bright with her own sunshine, that day.
— from Mohun; Or, the Last Days of Lee and His Paladins. Final Memoirs of a Staff Officer Serving in Virginia. from the Mss. of Colonel Surry, of Eagle's Nest. by John Esten Cooke - A black cloud driven by the strong east wind was passing over the moon, and for some moments it was almost impossible to see anything.
— from A Tale of a Lonely Parish by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford - How singularly beautiful is a definitely outlined white cloud when it is cut by the ridge of a hill!
— from More Pages from a Journal by William Hale White
