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Theme (narrative) In contemporary literary studies, a theme is a central topic, subject, or message within a narrative. [1] Themes can be divided into two categories: a work's thematic concept is what readers "think the work is about" and its thematic statement being "what the work says about the subject". [2]
Reading. In literary criticism, close reading is the careful, sustained interpretation of a brief passage of a text. A close reading emphasizes the single and the particular over the general, via close attention to individual words, the syntax, the order in which the sentences unfold ideas, as well as formal structures. [1]
Typographic alignment. In typesetting and page layout, alignment or range is the setting of text flow or image placement relative to a page, column (measure), table cell, or tab (and often to an image above it or under it). The type alignment setting is sometimes referred to as text alignment, text justification, or type justification.
Hemianopsia is a loss of vision in half of your visual field of one eye or both eyes. Common causes are: stroke. brain tumor. trauma to the brain. Normally, the left half of your brain receives ...
inappropriate sizing and spacing of letters. difficulty copying words. slow or labored writing. difficulty visualizing words before writing them. unusual body or hand position when writing. tight ...
7 min read. A scotoma is a blind spot in your vision, which is an area you cannot see. Blind spots may be small or large and can be temporary or permanent. A scotoma can also move around to ...
Eye movement in reading. Eye movement in reading involves the visual processing of written text. This was described by the French ophthalmologist Louis Émile Javal in the late 19th century. He reported that eyes do not move continuously along a line of text, but make short, rapid movements ( saccades) intermingled with short stops ( fixations ...
Climax (narrative) The climax (from Ancient Greek κλῖμαξ (klîmax) 'staircase, ladder') or turning point of a narrative work is its point of highest tension and drama, or it is the time when the action starts during which the solution is given. [1] [2] The climax of a story is a literary element. [3]