| He plays the role with an openness and unguardedness that offer no defense against the blunt-force poignance. |
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| It has the depth and compendiousness of a textbook, with the readability and poignance of a novel. |
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| Without overselling Adelaide's desperation or her dopiness, she captures both the role's poignance and its piquancy. |
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| It was the simplest of gestures but one with added poignance after days of so much pain. |
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| Thus, a good ghazal gathers more meaning and poignance than many more obviously sophisticated poems. |
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| It's hard to pick highlights in such a strong set, but Ordinary Man rang out with a new poignance, following the struggles of the steel workers in the North East. |
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