thematize
Organize by motif
Thematize means to make something into a theme or to organize ideas around a central subject.
Academic and critical writing use the term when discussing how texts, arguments, or artworks foreground particular concerns: The novel thematizes loss and memory.
To thematize is to bring something into explicit focus as a topic for analysis or reflection.
Most notable part
- underscoreLow horizontal text mark
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- accentuateTo give emphasis
- foregroundNearest visual plane
spotlight · focus · feature · illuminate · showcase · prioritize · flag · punctuate
Form explanatory suppositions
- abstractCondensed version of text
- conceptualizeForm a mental picture
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- schemaOrganized representational structure
paradigm · construct · synthesize · generalize · notion · epistemology · postulate · cognition
Put into systematic order
- categorizeAssign to distinct groups
- classifyArrange by shared traits
- arrangePlace methodically
- groupAssembled collection of things
outline · sequence · systematize · order · coordinate · cluster · partition · segment
Recurring thematic element
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- arcCurved line segment
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
genre · tone · perspective · symbolism · allegory · foreshadowing · subplot · leitmotif
highlight
Most notable part
- underscoreLow horizontal text mark
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- accentuateTo give emphasis
foreground · spotlight · focus · feature · illuminate · showcase · prioritize · flag · punctuate · centralize
theorize
Form explanatory suppositions
- abstractCondensed version of text
- conceptualizeForm a mental picture
- frameworkUnderlying support system
schema · paradigm · construct · synthesize · generalize · notion · epistemology · postulate · cognition · philosophize
organize
Put into systematic order
- categorizeAssign to distinct groups
- classifyArrange by shared traits
- arrangePlace methodically
group · outline · sequence · systematize · order · coordinate · cluster · partition · segment · subdivide
motif
Recurring thematic element
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- arcCurved line segment
characterization · genre · tone · perspective · symbolism · allegory · foreshadowing · subplot · leitmotif · recurring
thematizerandomize
Introduce disorder systematically
scatter · jumble · disorganize · fragment · disperse
thematizeparticularize
State in detail
itemize · enumerate · catalog · list · take at face value
- thematic roleSemantic participant category
- thematic elementsRecurring ideas in works
- thematic designOrganizing elements around concept