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Exclamation

Pattern

Sudden outcry — emotion bursting through speech

Definition

A sudden, emphatic outcry expressing strong emotion such as surprise, grief, or indignation.

Examples

Example 1

What a piece of work is a man!

Shakespeare, Hamlet

The exclamatory "What a" transforms a philosophical observation into an emotional outburst

Example 2

O the humanity!

Herbert Morrison, Hindenburg disaster broadcast, 1937

The spontaneous cry captures horror in a way that composed description could not

Example 3

How wonderful! How absolutely, unbelievably wonderful!

The repeated exclamation builds emotional intensity through sheer force of expression

AI Detection Note

AI uses exclamations but they often feel performative rather than genuinely felt — placed where emotion 'should' go rather than where it erupts naturally. The emotional timing of AI exclamation tends to be predictable.

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