Literary notes about draw (AI summary)
The verb “draw” exhibits a wide range of meanings in literature, serving both literal and metaphorical purposes. It can indicate a physical action, such as pulling someone close in intimacy or unsheathing a weapon during conflict [1, 2, 3], while also representing the act of attracting attention or eliciting a response—as when ideas or emotions are drawn out from characters [4, 5, 6]. Moreover, “draw” extends to creative and constructive processes, whether in the depiction of art or in the careful formulation of plans [7, 8]. In using this multifaceted term, writers imbue scenes with dynamic movement and layered significance, seamlessly connecting physical gestures with abstract influences that propel narrative forward [9, 10, 11].
- She wanted to draw close to him and whisper against his cheek—she did not care what—as she might have done if she had not been a respectable woman.
— from The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin - ( They draw their knives, and rush upon MEPHISTOPHELES.)
— from Faust [part 1]. Translated Into English in the Original Metres by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - I warrant you, I dare draw as soon as another man, if I see occasion in a good quarrel, and the law on my side.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare - Teachers can draw their own conclusions.
— from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller - The practical conclusion from these premises is not difficult to draw.
— from Considerations on Representative Government by John Stuart Mill - What is it meant to draw our attention from?
— from The Dawn of Day by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - Artists draw your magazine covers, write your advertisements, hash out rag-time for your theatres.
— from This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald - Let A B C D E be assumed to be points of some importance in an object you wish to draw.
— from The Practice and Science of Drawing by Harold Speed - “All like two bears they wrestle, On hills of snow; and draw And strain, each like an eagle On the angry sea at war.
— from Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas by H. A. Guerber - She seized me by the shoulders to draw me up, that she might kiss me.
— from The Romance of Lust: A classic Victorian erotic novel by Anonymous - I tried to draw my companion’s attention to them; but he gave a little ejaculation of impatience, and continued to stare into the street.
— from The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
