In the previous article, I wrote about the use of season-words in haiku and the possibility of conveying season through tone rather than the use of weighted words. The subject of tone relates to all writing, not exclusively haiku, so I thought I would provide some useful examples of the use of tone in works of literature that can be thought to convey the feel of a season. In doing so, this may provide a somewhat expanded vocabulary to discuss works of literature in general. If you have any suggestions for works of literature that convey the feel of a season, please add yours to the list by posting a comment below.
While it is true that subject matter and tone are at least somewhat exclusive (and are often greatly so), it is nonetheless common that a work featuring abundant snowfall, for example, be regarded as a work of winter. The discussion of how tone can convey season is in part also a discussion of how a written work can convey the sense of a place.
Works of Winter
Glottal Stop: 101 Poems by Paul Celan
The Book of Job
Works of Spring
The Tunnel: Selected Poems of Russell Edson
Leaves of Grass: The Original 1855 Edition
Works of Summer
The Toughest Indian in the World
Works of Autumn
The Old Testament
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