Literary notes about downpour (AI summary)
Writers employ the word "downpour" to evoke both a vivid natural phenomenon and a powerful metaphorical force, enriching the atmosphere of their narratives. In some passages it grounds readers in the tangible, relentless experience of nature—a heavy, unyielding curtain of rain that shapes the physical surroundings and reflects an oppressive mood, as seen in [1], [2], and [3]. In other instances, it transcends meteorological description to symbolize overwhelming emotion or action: for example, the rain becomes a massacre of metal in battle in [4] or turns into a cascade echoing the fury of arrows in [5] and [6]. This dual usage, whether capturing the stark realism of weather or serving as an emblem of inner or external conflict, adds a dynamic layer to the storytelling and deepens the reader's engagement.
- The fine, drizzling rain, which had fallen steadily all through the night, changed to a steady downpour that chilled them to the bone.
— from The PromiseA Tale of the Great Northwest by James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx - While the party was crossing the stream, a cold, peppering shower began which turned into a steady downpour.
— from No Man's Land: A History of El Camino Real by Louis Raphael Nardini - We made our first journey thither on a showery April day, following a steady downpour for nearly twenty-four hours.
— from On Sunset Highways: A Book of Motor Rambles in California by Thos. D. (Thomas Dowler) Murphy - Never before has anything equal to this been seen; never before has an army been overwhelmed beneath such a downpour of lead and iron!
— from The History of a Crime by Victor Hugo - And Rama continued all the while to shower a thick downpour of arrows like the very clouds.
— from The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 - the downpour of rain, redoubled in its spite, became furious.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
