focalize
Direct to point
Focalize means to bring into focus or concentrate at a point.
In optics, lenses focalize light.
The word appears most often in literary criticism, where it describes the perspective through which a narrative is filtered: The story focalizes through the child's consciousness.
A focalizer is the character whose point of view shapes what readers perceive.
Of small width
- honeMake keener or better
- sharpenMake keener or finer
- pinpointLocate with exactness
- convergeMeet at a point
channel · direct · aim · target · centralize · consolidate · distill · compress
Light-focusing curved glass
- apertureAdjustable optical inlet
- refractionWave bending between media
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
To give emphasis
- underscoreLow horizontal text mark
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- spotlightConcentrated illumination source
- highlightMost notable part
foreground · feature · showcase · illuminate · amplify · magnify · intensify · heighten
Position from which something's considered
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- narratorOne who tells events
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- internalSituated within
external · omniscient · limited · subjective · Genette · voice · angle · consciousness
narrow
Of small width
converge · channel · direct · aim · target · centralize · consolidate · distill · compress · condense
lens
Light-focusing curved glass
- apertureAdjustable optical inlet
- refractionWave bending between media
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
accentuate
To give emphasis
- underscoreLow horizontal text mark
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- spotlightConcentrated illumination source
highlight · foreground · feature · showcase · illuminate · amplify · magnify · intensify · heighten · punctuate
point-of-view
Position from which something's considered
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- narratorOne who tells events
- viewpointWay of seeing things
internal · external · omniscient · limited · subjective · Genette · voice · angle · consciousness · perception
focalizescatter
Distribute in random directions
diffuse · disperse · spread · dissipate · distribute
focus, focused, focusing, focal, focuses, refocus, refocused, refocuses, refocusing