Literary notes about pennant (AI summary)
The term "pennant" assumes various roles in literary texts, serving as both a physical emblem and a metaphor for achievement or identity. In maritime narratives, it designates a flag or signal—its vivid description as fluttering like a thin ribbon evokes images of ships at sea, where the pennant marks authority or communicates signals during battle ([1], [2], [3], [4]). In sports and competitive contexts, the pennant symbolizes triumph, representing championship aspirations and final victories on the diamond ([5], [6], [7], [8], [9]). Additionally, the word carries personal and literary associations, as seen in the travel and natural history writings attributed to Pennant himself, where his detailed accounts contribute to our understanding of landscapes and fauna ([10], [11], [12], [13]). This dual usage underscores how "pennant" can serve both as a concrete emblem of command and a metaphorical token of success and recognition.
- When within about a mile of him we hoisted our pennant, which compliment he immediately returned with his ensign at mast head and a gun to confirm it.
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 48, October, 1861 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics by Various - The officer proceeded on board and ordered the chief mate to haul down the pennant.
— from Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh: The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume II) by Augustus F. Lindley - We were now within gunshot, with a large French ensign and pennant flying, and our lower deck ports close.
— from The captivity, sufferings, and escape of James Scurry Who was detained a prisoner during ten years, in the dominions of Hyder Ali and Tippoo Saib by James Scurry - But I'll swear it's a warship, because there's a long pennant streaming from the peak of its mainmast."
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne - But Joe counted most on the final games of the series, which would decide the pennant.
— from Baseball Joe in the Central League; or, Making Good as a Professional Pitcher by Lester Chadwick - As pitcher on the ’Varsity team, he had cinched the pennant by his superb twirling in a most exciting series of diamond battles.
— from Bert Wilson's Twin Cylinder Racer by J. W. Duffield - Look out there—at the score board—the Panthers are winning, 4 to 1, and it means the pennant.
— from Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant by Hugh S. (Hugh Stuart) Fullerton - If we kept up that losing streak a little longer, our hopes for the pennant were gone.
— from The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball Stories by Zane Grey - “But your team may not win the pennant, Joe,” said Clara.
— from Baseball Joe in the Central League; or, Making Good as a Professional Pitcher by Lester Chadwick - Vide Pennant's Tour in Wales of 1773, pp.
— from The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus by Cornelius Tacitus - Pennant's Tour in 1769, 4to, p.63.] 101 ( return )
— from The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus by Cornelius Tacitus - Pennant’s numerous works bear internal evidence of his pleasant mindedness.
— from The Every-day Book and Table Book. v. 2 (of 3) or Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Month, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac by William Hone - Pennant's Tour in Scotland, 1772; part i. p. 351; and part ii.
— from The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus by Cornelius Tacitus
