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Literary notes about melon (AI summary)

Some authors have wielded the image of a melon not just as a fruit but as a vehicle for vibrant, unusual color imagery in their prose. In one instance, a character’s face is compared to “a huge, dusky melon,” evoking hints of deep, earthy hues mixed with an exotic warmth ([1]). Another author uses the phrase “a melon‐face—a green face with a red heart” to conjure an arresting contrast of cool and warm tones, suggesting a surreal, almost otherworldly complexion ([2]). In yet another striking metaphor, the sky is described as “just a little melon‑rind of moon,” which imbues the nocturnal scene with the textured, mottled quality reminiscent of a melon’s outer layer ([3]). These examples demonstrate how the color qualities associated with a melon—the blend of rich, variegated hues and unexpected contrasts—can be employed to enrich literary descriptions and evoke a vivid sensory atmosphere.
  1. What was my astonishment to see a girl of eighteen with a face like a huge, dusky melon.
    — from The Soul of John Brown by Stephen Graham
  2. "It is a melon-face--a green face with a red heart."
    — from Dragon's blood by Henry Milner Rideout
  3. Off west they was just a little melon-rind of moon in the sky.
    — from Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher by Eleanor Gates

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