Literary notes about composed (AI summary)
The word "composed" functions on several levels in literature. It is often used to denote the creative act of writing or crafting a work, as seen when a hymn or an essay is composed with deliberate care ([1], [2], [3]). At the same time, the term describes the way elements are assembled into a whole—whether referring to physical substances like wood or coal ([4], [5]), groups of individuals ([6], [7]), or even abstract constructs ([8], [9]). Additionally, "composed" conveys a sense of calm and self-possession in character portrayals ([10], [11]). This multiplicity of meanings enriches its usage, subtly intertwining notions of artistic creation, structural makeup, and emotional equilibrium.
- Once I had composed a hymn, and had not failed to make due allusion to the trials and tribulations of this world.
— from My Reminiscences by Rabindranath Tagore - It is not an Art of Poetry such as Boileau composed, but an Essay .
— from The Rape of the Lock, and Other Poems by Alexander Pope - I have composed a symphony for the opening of the Concert Spirituel, which was performed with great applause on Corpus Christi day.
— from The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - One of these, the main seam, is in some places from 30 to 40 feet thick, composed of pure bituminous coal.
— from Aesop's Fables by Aesop - the tail is composed of 12 dark brown feathers of nearly equal length.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark and Meriwether Lewis - Their family, however numerous or splendid, was composed entirely of their domestic slaves and freedmen.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - The committee was composed of about twenty-five of the most prominent and most influential white men of Georgia.
— from Up from Slavery: An Autobiography by Booker T. Washington - The object thought of is also composed of parts, some of which are seen, others heard, others perceived by touch and muscular manipulation.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James - But in the States these two branches were composed of the same elements, and elected in the same manner.
— from Democracy in America — Volume 1 by Alexis de Tocqueville - “She’s feeling calmer and more composed,” answered Marilla, sitting down on Anne’s bed . . .
— from Anne of Avonlea by L. M. Montgomery - They began to hunt for the reptile and were more composed than I was; they did not seem to be afraid of it.
— from The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
