Textual analysis
Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.
Areas within Textual analysis
Rhetoric
Persuasion, argument, style and audience.
100 wordsCreative writing
Narrative, voice, imagery and literary craft.
0 wordsLiterary criticism
Analysis and interpretation of literary works.
3 wordsArgumentation
Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.
17 wordsClassical rhetoric
Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.
3 wordsDrama
Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.
19 wordsFiction
Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.
17 wordsFigurative language
Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.
9 wordsGenre
Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.
83 wordsLiterary analysis
Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.
403 wordsNarrative
Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.
17 wordsPoetry
Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.
46 wordsProsody
Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.
35 wordsStylistics
Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.
8 wordsTextual analysis
Specialist vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric.
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the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather…
Inferencenounthe reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather…
Analogynounan inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
Corollarynoun(logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition
Deductionnounsomething that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"
Derivationnouna line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
Entailmentnounsomething that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"
Extrapolationnounan inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations
Implicationnounsomething that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"
Presumptionnoun(law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed
Contextnoundiscourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation
Context of usenoundiscourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation
formnouna perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but th…
Linguistic contextnoundiscourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation
Patternnouna perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but th…
Shapenouna perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but th…
Fractalnoun(mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry
Gridnouna pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines
Kaleidoscopenouna complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes
Mosaicnouna pattern resembling a mosaic
Strandnouna pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole; "he tried to pick up the strands of his former life"; "I could hear several melodic…