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Literary notes about periwinkle (AI summary)

In literature, periwinkle is often used as a subtle, evocative hue that conveys both serenity and a sense of delicate beauty. For example, in one passage the “periwinkle‐blue” of slender columns of smoke offers a dreamlike contrast to a still, yellow atmosphere, enhancing the scene’s otherworldly quality [1]. In another instance, a character’s eyes are described as “of pale periwinkle,” lending them a gentle, ethereal charm that deepens their portrayal [2]. Through such imagery, periwinkle as a color becomes a nuanced device to enrich both natural landscapes and the emotional resonance of characters.
  1. Above the mud houses of the fellah villages rise slender columns of smoke, which are of a periwinkle-blue in the midst of the still yellow atmosphere.
    — from Egypt (La Mort de Philae) by Pierre Loti
  2. They have angelic faces; their eyes, of pale periwinkle, are softly deep; their complexion is that of a flower, or an infant; their smile is divine.
    — from With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3

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