Both Uses of
poignant
in
Ethan Frome
- Such tastes and acquirements in a man of his condition made the contrast more poignant between his outer situation and his inner needs
Chpt Open *poignant = sharp or intense
- As he stood in the darkness outside the church these memories came back with the poignancy of vanished things.†
Chpt 1
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