rereadings
Going through again
Rereadings are subsequent readings of a text after the first.
The word often implies that returning to a work yields new insights or pleasures: The novel rewards rereadings.
In literary criticism, a rereading may offer a fresh interpretation of a familiar text: feminist rereadings of Jane Austen.
Study of interpretation methods
- exegesisCritical textual interpretation
- reinterpretationNew understanding of something
- nuanceSlight shade of difference
- subtextImplicit meaning beneath words
perspective · deconstruction · contextualization · symbolism · allegory · metaphor · semiotics · connotation
Recalling past experiences
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- revisitingGoing back again
- rediscoveryFinding something previously known
- returnGo back again
Deliberate learning effort
- reviewingExamining something again
- notesBrief written records
- highlighterLuminous ink pen
- revisionAltering to improve
cramming · retention · memorization · refresher · going-over · recapping · summarizing · outlining
Settled regular tendency
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- repetitionAct of redoing
- annualOccurring every year
- devotionalRelating to worship
liturgical · scripture · meditative · contemplative · bedtime · comfort · tradition · cyclical
Mental comprehension of something
- graspSeize or understand
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- clarityState of being understandable
- absorptionProcess of taking in
discernment · apprehension · digestion · enlightenment · awareness · revelation · epiphany · realization
hermeneutics
Study of interpretation methods
- exegesisCritical textual interpretation
- reinterpretationNew understanding of something
- nuanceSlight shade of difference
subtext · perspective · deconstruction · contextualization · symbolism · allegory · metaphor · semiotics · connotation · critique
reminiscence
Recalling past experiences
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- revisitingGoing back again
- rediscoveryFinding something previously known
return · reunion · remembrance · sentimentality · wistfulness
studying
Deliberate learning effort
- reviewingExamining something again
- notesBrief written records
- highlighterLuminous ink pen
revision · cramming · retention · memorization · refresher · going-over · recapping · summarizing · outlining · annotation
habit
Settled regular tendency
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- repetitionAct of redoing
- annualOccurring every year
devotional · liturgical · scripture · meditative · contemplative · bedtime · comfort · tradition · cyclical · seasonal
understanding
Mental comprehension of something
absorption · discernment · apprehension · digestion · enlightenment · awareness · revelation · epiphany · realization · penetration