All 5 Uses of
compose
in
The Shack
- Instead, he focused on what she had just said and regained his composure.†
Chpt 6. *composure = calm state of mind
- Mack nodded, relieved and a little chagrined that he had again allowed himself to lose his composure.†
Chpt 8.
- Mack struggled to retain his composure.†
Chpt 11.
- Mack struggled to maintain his composure.†
Chpt 12.
- A fractal ....something considered simple and orderly that is actually composed of repeated patterns no matter how magnified.†
Chpt 9.
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.