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Literary notes about commotion (AI summary)

In literature, "commotion" is a versatile term used to describe both physical disturbances and inner turmoil. Authors employ it to evoke vivid scenes of chaotic activity, as when a boisterous crowd disrupts a quiet town or nature itself seems to be in uproar [1], [2], [3]. The word also captures the emotional unrest within characters, indicating moments of inner agitation or surprise that mirror external disorder [4], [5]. In historical or narrative accounts, "commotion" serves to underscore sudden upheavals—social, political, or natural—that unsettle environments and communities alike [6], [7]. This range of applications demonstrates its power to convey both the tangible noise of a tumultuous event and the more subtle stirrings of the human spirit.
  1. THE LUCK OF ROARING CAMP, AND OTHER STORIES AND SKETCHES H2 anchor THE LUCK OF ROARING CAMP There was commotion in Roaring Camp.
    — from The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales by Bret Harte
  2. The earth had evidently been cast apart by some violent subterranean commotion.
    — from A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne
  3. There was a great commotion in Lower Thames Street on the morning of January 12, 1887.
    — from Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney
  4. Cosette did not hear her father’s reply, but Toussaint’s words caused a sort of commotion within her.
    — from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
  5. But all sudden changes of circumstances bring inevitably a certain commotion of spirit.
    — from The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius
  6. When I returned from Knoxville I found quite a commotion.
    — from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. Grant
  7. Great was the commotion at the quarters of the Romans.
    — from The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Polybius

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