English - Authorial Intention Verbs

Reinforce

To empower or strengthen an idea that an author wants to portray

Commemorate

To honour a certain theme

Glorify

To uphold and recognise a theme by emphasising on it through literature

Satirise

To make fun of someone or something by using irony or exaggeration

Criticise

To point out a certain flaw or concern in a theme.

Diminish

To make a theme seem smaller, less important, or less effective.

Reflect

To represent a theme or mirror it from something else (often context)

Transform

To change something completely

Challenge

To question, confront or encourage people to think differently of something or someone

Explore

To examine, investigate, or think about a theme in detail.

Encourage

To persuade, inspire, or motivate someone to think, feel, or act in a particular way through a theme