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Literary notes about juncture (AI summary)

In literature, the term juncture functions as a marker signaling pivotal transition points—whether shifting the narrative’s direction, marking a crucial change in dialogue, or emphasizing a moment of heightened tension. In memoir-like narratives, its use often introduces significant actions or decisions as when a request or command alters the course of events [1], [2]. The word is also skillfully employed to indicate the arrival of key characters or interruptions in conversations, heightening the dramatic interplay between personalities [3], [4]. In more reflective or poetic passages, juncture underscores moments where temporal and emotional forces converge, offering both the reader and characters a pause that is pregnant with implication [5], [6]. Across diverse genres and periods—from the realistic portraits of social interactions to the grand narratives of epic journeys—juncture remains a versatile literary device used to delineate turning points that are crucial to the unfolding story [7], [8].
  1. At this juncture the editor of the Century Magazine asked me to write a few articles for him.
    — from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. Grant
  2. At this juncture he dispatched to me what had taken place, and that he was dropping back slowly on Dinwiddie Court House.
    — from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. Grant
  3. Here the conversation ended, for at this juncture my uncle’s voice was heard from his chamber, loudly calling upon my aunt to come to bed.
    — from The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
  4. At this juncture some soft-headed gentleman asks: “What is this man who writes this book driving at?
    — from The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by James H. Blount
  5. At this juncture Sun changed his form, and in spite of the net in the sky managed to find a way out.
    — from Myths and Legends of China by E. T. C. Werner
  6. At this critical juncture the Kingfisher opens her beak [ 132 ] to laugh, and the fish slips back into his native element and escapes!
    — from Malay Magic by Walter William Skeat
  7. Just at this juncture the boy felt a slow, fateful grip closing on his ear, and a steady lifting impulse.
    — from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete by Mark Twain
  8. But at this juncture, I have a hunch that we're still left with one real difficulty."
    — from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne

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