To present an idea:
- This conveys…
- This illustrates…
- This indicates…
To explain meaning:
- This demonstrates…
- This portrays…
- This presents…
- This signifies…
To explain impact:
- This amplifies…
- This highlights…
- This emphasises…
- This projects…
To suggest a text has a possible deeper meaning:
- This symbolises…
- This evokes…
- This implies…
To say that a text is hinting at subsequent events:
- This foreshadows…
To say that a text is similar to another part/text:
- This mirrors…
- This parallels…
- This reflects…
- This reiterates…
Writers’ intentions:
The writer is:
- exploring…
- describing…
- comparing…
- contrasting…
- equating…
- imagining…
- questioning…
- influencing…
- exposing…
- criticising…
- satirising…
- ridiculing…
- subverting…
- empathising…
- honouring…
- celebrating…
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