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Literary notes about dawn (AI summary)

In literature, "dawn" is far more than a mere reference to early morning light; it carries a wealth of symbolic meaning that authors use to evoke themes of renewal, hope, and transformation. It often marks the onset of new beginnings or personal epiphanies, as when a realization "began to dawn" on a character ([1]) or when a "new poem begins to dawn" in an artist’s heart ([2]). At times, the term underscores significant shifts in the human condition or societal progress, as seen in the celebration of freedom and friendship ([3]), while in other narratives it sets the stage for both beauty and impending peril ([4]). Whether used to capture the gentle glow of a hopeful morning or the fleeting moment before darkness recedes, "dawn" serves as a versatile emblem of change and awakening in the literary world ([5]).
  1. “Can these things be?” returned David, breathing more freely, as the truth began to dawn upon him.
    — from The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper
  2. So early as October 7, 1889, he writes to her: "A new poem begins to dawn in me.
    — from Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen
  3. It is a recognition that will do more to cement the friendship of the two races than any occurrence since the dawn of our freedom.
    — from Up from Slavery: An Autobiography by Booker T. Washington
  4. But at dawn to-morrow, when the sun rises, Mitya will leap over that fence....
    — from The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  5. With amazement did his eagle and serpent gaze upon him: for a coming bliss overspread his countenance like the rosy dawn.
    — from Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

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