The word "stark" operates as a powerful intensifier in literature, used to highlight extremes in both physical description and emotional state. It often conveys complete absence or totality, as in the portrayal of total nakedness ([1], [2]), and emphasizes finality or irrevocable loss when describing death ([3], [4], [5]). At times, it accentuates a sense of severity or intense madness, lending a vivid, almost hyperbolic quality to characterizations ([6], [7], [8]). Additionally, "stark" can be employed to set a scene apart, producing a piercing contrast between what is and what ought to be ([9], [10]). This flexible usage enhances the dramatic texture in a wide range of literary works, from the classic to the contemporary.