All 4 Uses of
compose
in
Notes from the Underground
- "If you have any order to give me it's my duty to carry it out," he answered, after another silent pause, with a slow, measured lisp, raising his eyebrows and calmly twisting his head from one side to another, all this with exasperating composure.†
Chpt 2.8 *composure = calm state of mind
- I composed a splendid, charming letter to him, imploring him to apologise to me, and hinting rather plainly at a duel in case of refusal.†
Chpt 2.1
- The letter was so composed that if the officer had had the least understanding of the sublime and the beautiful he would certainly have flung himself on my neck and have offered me his friendship.†
Chpt 2.1
- And I can assure you that some of these fancies were by no means badly composed....It did not all happen on the shores of Lake Como.†
Chpt 2.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(compose as in: compose a poem) to write or create something with care -- especially music or a literary work, but could be other things as diverse as a plan or a letter
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(2)
(compose as in: composed of many parts) to create something by arranging parts; or to be those parts
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(3)
(compose as in: compose myself) to calm someone or settle something
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Specialized senses of compose include typesetting (preparing text for printing). There are many specialized senses of composition where context tells what something is made up from. Finally, in classic literature, compose may have been used to indicate settling a dispute.