Literary notes about impinge (AI summary)
The term "impinge" has been employed in literature to evoke both literal and metaphorical intersections. In one usage, it describes the physical impact of one element upon another, as seen in the depiction of water hitting a river's surface or earth in James Joyce's vivid imagery [1] and the description of natural features interacting with the flowing River Polisacus [2]. Conversely, the word is also used metaphorically to suggest the convergence or overlapping of distinct cultural or thematic spheres, as exemplified by the merging of Shakespearean and Homeric worlds in Aristophanes' work [3]. This dual application enriches the narrative, allowing authors to convey both tangible and abstract interactions through a single evocative term.
- Through one of the broken panes I heard the rain impinge upon the earth, the fine incessant needles of water playing in the sodden beds.
— from Dubliners by James Joyce - These impinge upon the River Polisacus , flowing into the Northern Ocean in Lat.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Marco Polo and da Pisa Rusticiano - It is here that the Shakespearean and Homeric worlds impinge and merge, not to be separated by any academic classifications.
— from Lysistrata by Aristophanes
