All 6 Uses of
poignant
in
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
- But all the while her heart beat in rhythm to the poignant sadness of the song the children sang while walking around in a ring with hands joined.†
Chpt 13
- With poignancy, Sissy realized that he was growing up.
Chpt 19 *poignancy = deeply felt emotion -- perhaps sadness
- And when the picture was finished, you didn't see the dirt or the meanness; you saw the glory of innocence and the poignancy of a baby growing up too soon.†
Chpt 21
- They added their thin poignant voices to Johnny's.†
Chpt 27
- " "What's gotten into my children who used to be so good?" asked Katie poignantly.†
Chpt 44
- The last time of anything has the poignancy of death itself.†
Chpt 55
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