Literary notes about crash (AI summary)
In literature, the word “crash” is employed to evoke sudden, overwhelming disruption—whether it be the literal shattering of physical structures or a metaphor for drastic change. It can describe the forceful collapse of concrete and nature alike, as seen in scenes where trees or buildings fall with an immense impact ([1], [2], [3]), or the tumult of clashing forces that herald dramatic turning points ([4], [5]). At times, it underscores the abrupt intrusion of chaos into human affairs, punctuating narratives with moments of violence or unexpected crisis ([6], [7], [8]). Whether serving as the resounding echo of thunder in nature or the final, catastrophic downfall of order in society, “crash” consistently amplifies tension and transforms serene moments into ones charged with kinetic energy ([9], [10], [11]).
- But with a crash like thunder Fell every loosened beam,
— from Lays of Ancient Rome by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay - " The tree fell with a crash into the gulf. "
— from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum - rain,—it caught in the window; the tower tottered, leaned forward, fell with a crash, and buried the unhappy lovers in the ruins!
— from Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Louisa May Alcott - And then suddenly there came a crash—I was falling through space, and everything beyond was darkness and rest.
— from The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle - We had turned away from the edge, and had penetrated about fifty yards of close brushwood, when there came a frightful rending crash from behind us.
— from The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle - Just at this moment, a waiter, feverish with agitation, tore into the room, and throwing the door open with a crash, shouted ‘Sir Matthew Pupker!’
— from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens - The company were quite paralysed by this domestic crash.
— from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens - It came to Babbitt with a pyrotechnic crash.
— from Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis - With thundering crash the giant fell, And rock and cave and forest dell With echoing roar replied.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki - The lightning flash Strikes like a thief and flies; the winds that crash Sound like a clarion, for the Tempest bluff Is Battle's sister.
— from Poems by Victor Hugo - Then senseless Ilium, Seeming to feel this blow, with flaming top Stoops to his base, and with a hideous crash Takes prisoner Pyrrhus’ ear.
— from Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare