Both Uses of
knell
in
Gone with the Wind
- Cannon to the south, and they might be tolling the knell of Atlanta's fall.†
Chpt 3.20 *
- His manner was so casual when he was sounding the death knell of Tara.†
Chpt 4.31death knell = originally the sound of a bell rung to announce a death, but now more commonly used as a metaphor of death or demise
Definition:
a slow, solemn bell sound -- especially announcing death
or:
a sign that something is ending
or:
a sign that something is ending