Literary notes about fervently (AI summary)
Writers deploy “fervently” as an intensifier that imbues dialogue and narration with passionate urgency and sincere emotion. It frequently colors expressions of love and devout prayer, as when a character embraces another with overwhelming feeling or thanks God with deep reverence [1], [2]. In dramatic exchanges and impassioned appeals, the term heightens both the immediacy of a character’s inner state and the charged atmosphere of a scene [3], [4]. Whether conveying heartfelt affection, resolute determination, or the zealous fervor of religious devotion, “fervently” serves to amplify the emotional stakes on the page [5], [6].
- He fervently embraced me, and though I shed a torrent of tears, I think I never was happier in my life than at that moment.
— from The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë - Dantès folded his hands, raised his eyes to heaven, and prayed fervently.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet - ‘Doen’t ye, dearest Dan’l, doen’t ye!’ cried Mrs. Gummidge, fervently.
— from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens - He clutched my hand fervently one night, and said imploringly, 'My DEAR sister Bryant, are you a Christian?'
— from Anne's House of Dreams by L. M. Montgomery - In the church he found a low, mean stage, erected opposite to the pulpit, on which being placed, he turned his face, and fervently prayed to God.
— from Fox's Book of Martyrs by John Foxe - I sincerely, deeply, fervently longed to do what was right; and only that.
— from Jane Eyre: An Autobiography by Charlotte Brontë
