Literary notes about jubilant (AI summary)
In literature, "jubilant" is employed to infuse scenes with a palpable burst of exuberance and triumph. It is used to describe everything from rapturous musical interludes and joyful shouts, as when an organ bursts into jubilant music during a Benediction ([1]) or when a rallying cry pierces the roar of a crowded celebration ([2]), to the nuanced shifts in a character’s emotional state—ranging from unbridled delight to ironic or bittersweet joy ([3], [4]). The term also enlivens landscapes and natural settings, highlighting the exuberance of nature, whether through birdsong or the riotous flow of a river ([5], [6]). In each instance, "jubilant" serves as a vivid descriptor that deepens the emotional resonance of the narrative.
- Raston pronounced the Benediction and the organ broke forth into jubilant music.
— from The Pagan's Cup by Fergus Hume - While loud huzza and jubilant shout Pealed from the gathered myriads out.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki - At recess Tom continued his flirtation with Amy with jubilant self-satisfaction.
— from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete by Mark Twain - But Mrs. Stanton could not share in her optimism, and replied: "I do not feel jubilant over the situation; in fact I never was so blue in my life.
— from The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) by Ida Husted Harper - The bird symphony had penetrated her open windows with such a jubilant resonance that she had been awakened almost with the dawn.
— from Nature's Serial Story by Edward Payson Roe - The robins were singing vespers in the high treetops, filling the golden air with their jubilant voices.
— from Anne of the Island by L. M. Montgomery
