1. Parallelism and differences
1.1. similarity
1.1.1. there is a correspondence between... and ...
1.1.2. synonymous
1.2. parallelism
1.2.1. draws a parallel
1.3. opposition
1.3.1. The contradiction/ contrast between... and
1.3.2. disparity between... and
1.3.3. an opposition is etablished between... and
1.3.4. inconsistent
2. Expresses/ Suggests
2.1. Show
2.1.1. draws attention to
2.1.2. throws light
2.1.3. focus on
2.1.4. explores the theme of
2.1.5. depicted
2.1.6. reveals
2.1.7. are evidence that
2.1.8. portrays
2.1.9. the narrator points at
2.2. centre on
2.2.1. hinges around
2.2.2. is based on
2.3. deal with
2.3.1. the story is about
2.3.2. the author tackles the subject
2.3.3. is an account of
2.4. convey/ express
2.4.1. celebrates
2.4.2. the style is expressive of
2.4.3. distills/ conveys
2.4.4. contributes to
2.5. Explain
2.5.1. throws light up on
2.5.2. account for
2.6. Illustrate
2.6.1. an emblem of
2.6.2. handles
2.6.3. representative of
2.7. Suggest
2.7.1. bring to mind
3. Expressing emphasis
3.1. attention is drawn to
3.2. emphasis
3.2.1. highlights
3.2.1.1. intensify
3.3. underlines
3.4. reinforces the impression
3.5. additional weight by
4. Intertextuality and echoes
4.1. the inspiration for
4.2. is an echo of
4.3. influenced by
4.4. remind
4.4.1. brings to mind
4.4.2. echoes
4.4.3. reminiscent
4.4.4. evokes
5. Accumulation/ alternation/ linking
5.1. accumulation
5.1.1. the frequency of
5.1.2. occurs several times
5.2. blending/ linking
5.2.1. associates...with
5.2.2. combines
5.2.3. coexist
5.3. alternation of telling
5.3.1. juxtaposes
6. Cause and consequence
6.1. cause
6.1.1. is largely due to
6.1.2. motivated by
6.1.3. one of the source of... is
6.1.4. is also responsible for
6.1.5. shaped by
6.2. conclusion
6.2.1. It follows that
6.2.2. shows how one idea triggers another one