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The term “violent” is deployed with remarkable versatility, not confined solely to physical force but extending to emotional intensity, natural phenomena, and even abstract or metaphorical actions. It can describe a physical outburst or struggle, as when a character’s anger erupts with a forceful stamping [1] or when bodies are shaken by unexpected shocks [2]. It equally conveys the crescendo of nature’s fury, from storms that intensify day by day [3] to hurricanes marking seasonal changes [4]. Moreover, its usage broadens into the realm of internal passion and intellectual effort, where love is depicted as an all-consuming, violent passion [5] or comprehension is achieved through a determined, violent effort [6]. This multifaceted application imbues the term with an intensity that amplifies the emotional and physical stakes across diverse literary landscapes.
  1. “Do you hear?” shouted Aksinya, and she stamped her foot in violent anger.
    — from Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
  2. He felt a violent shock on the shoulder; there was the sound of a shot and an answering echo in the mountains: ping-ting!
    — from Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
  3. The storm came, and during ten days it waxed more and more violent day by day.
    — from The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner
  4. The change of the monsoon is also frequently marked by violent hurricanes.
    — from The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by A. T. Mahan
  5. 466.—Of all the violent passions the one that becomes a woman best is love.
    — from Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims by François duc de La Rochefoucauld
  6. He made a violent effort to understand what it all meant.
    — from Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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