Both Uses of
poignant
in
The Awakening
- The recognition did not lessen the reality, the poignancy of the revelation by any suggestion or promise of instability.†
Chpt 15
- ...with its soulful and poignant longing.
Chpt 21 *poignant = intense
Definition:
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(poignant) sharp or intense -- typically arousing deep emotion such as sadness, but possibly having or creating a sharp smell, taste, or insight