Bad Dreams word bank 🛌🏻😴😨

innocence/joy

naïve, gullible, trusting, contentment, innocent, serenity, harmony

double sided nature

dual, duality of a character, ambivalent, contradictory, paradoxical

reveals

display, admit, publicise

utilised

make use of, employ

emphasising

• indicate

• underscore

• highlight

• foreground

• draws attention to

• reinforces

• demonstrates

• underpins

• emphasises

• illuminating

• illustrating

• displaying

• representing

this is evident in

• This is demonstrated in,

• This is shown in,

• This is revealed through,

• This is reflected in,

• This is exemplified by,

• This is conveyed in,

• This is illustrated through,

• This becomes clear in,

• This can be seen in,

• This is made apparent in,

• This is underscored by,

• This is encapsulated in,

• This is articulated through,

• This manifests in,

• This is expressed in,

• This emerges in

• This idea is further explored in “X”, where...

  Hadley extends this exploration in “X” by...

  A similar tension emerges in “X”, where...

  This is mirrored in “X”, as...

  This idea is also evident in “X”, where...

  Hadley offers another perspective on this in “X”, where...

  The complexities of this idea are further revealed in “X”, where...

lack of

absence of, deprivation of, devoid of

create

construct, frame, develop

loss of

erosion of, deprivation of, dispossession of, removal of

emotional resonance

lasting emotional impact, lingering emotional effect, enduring emotional response, enduring emotional weight

ultimate

subsequently, overall, in conclusion, nevertheless

lay bare

expose, reveal, unveil

embody

epitomise, represent, encapsulate, exemplify, express, signifies, conveys, exemplifies, illustrates,

paired with

coupled with, reinforced by, combined with, juxtaposed with

dependent

rely on, vulnerable, rendered contingent, imposed structural dependence

unbalanced

unequal, disproportionate, skewed

symbol

representation, metaphor, image, token, motif

serving as a vessel for

• providing a lens into • offering insight into • representing the perspective of • framing the audience’s understanding of • channelling the experiences of • standing in for • reflecting the viewpoint of • operating as a narrative proxy for

conform

comply with rules, standards, or laws

subvert

deliberate manipulation or inversion of conventions (of a genre), synonym undermines

Writing about implied meaning: (analytical verbs)

• suggests

• conveys

• indicates

• alludes

• implies

Writing about what is being emphasised (theme, character, world of the text): (analytical verbs)

• emphasises

• reinforces

• explores

• examines

• represents

• questions

• creates

• considers

• explains

• contradicts

• conveys

• determines

• investigates

• clarifies

• proposes

• reflects

• highlights

Writing about how something is presented: (analytical verbs)

• depicts

• portrays

• illustrates

• expresses

• reveals

• exposes

• demonstrates

• presents

• exhibits

• highlights

• reinforces

• emphasises

Writing about literary techniques: (analytical verbs)

• symbolises

• deploys

Writing about the authorial views and values (POSITIVE): (analytical verbs)

• encourages

• advocates for

• applauds

• supports

• promotes

• demands

• urges

• endorses

• condones

• upholds

• validates

• argues

• affirms

• celebrates

• embraces

• fosters

• honours

• inspires

• magnifies

• praises

• recognises

• uplifts

Writing about the authorial views and values (NEGATIVE): (analytical verbs)

• criticises

• condemns

• reprimands

• denounces

• challenges

• refutes

• opposes

• rejects

• rebukes

• exposes

• laments

• critiques

• lambasts

• undermines

• cautions

• warns

• alerts

• discredits

• portends

• mourns

• diminishes

conflict

hostility, friction, discord

trauma

psychological harm, emotional harm, internal distress, psychological burden, lasting distress, enduring grief

however

nevertheless, although, nonetheless, in spite of that

acknowledge

address, recognise, admit the truth of something

unquestioned

accepted without doubt, challenge, or criticism; blindly accepted

not complacent

not self-satisfied or passive; aware and responsive to problems or injustice

serves as a symbol for

functions as a representation of …

urges

strongly encourages or advocates for a particular action or viewpoint

hence, thus

consequently, therefore, as a result, in doing so, through this, thereby,

towards

• diverging from

• in the direction of

patriarchy

• androcentrism

• male dominated society

private

• confidential

• internal

• personal

• intimate

various

• different

• varied

• diverse

• numerous

• distinctive

• alternative

• multiple

identity

• personality

• self-perception

• character

• self

non-linear

• fragmented

• interrupted

• discontinous

• inflexible

experiences

• lived realities

• personal trajectories

• subjective realities

predisposed for wealth

• born into privilege

• situated within an affluent class

• positioned to inherit wealth

stagnation

• immobility

• psychological inertia

• inner paralysis

• arrested development

• halted growth

• lack of progression

transform

• shift

• change

• develop

• transfigure

• reorient

• evolve

• redifine

born into richness

• born into an affluent milieu

• born into entrenched class structures

• born into intergenerational wealth

Hadley’s use of..

• employment

• construction

• implementation

• development

• portayal

actualised

• embodied

• manifested

• materialised

• made tangible

disadvantaged

• underpriveleged

• marginalised

• impaired

• vulnerable

life

• pathway

• existence

• trajectory

• journey

• position in society

• human condition

succumbent of women to please the male gaze

• subjugation

• engulfing force of patriarchal approval

• internalised compulsion

• collapse of selfhood

catalyst

• driving force

• trigger

• inciting factor

• instigator

• agent of change

• precipitating factor

barriers

• restrictions

• contrictions

• boundaries

• thresholds

• walls

• hindrances

• limitations

• obstacles

• inhibitions (emotional)

• social inhibitors

diverge from/range of outcomes

caused by

• a product of

• conditioned by

• mediated by — very high‑level

• constructed through

• shaped through

• a consequence of

• an outcome of

• the result of

• emerging from — good for gradual processes

• precipitated by — sudden or triggered

• engendered by — formal, elegant

• arising from — smooth and academic

• stemming from — natural, not too formal

• rooted in — great for structural or historical causes

• driven by

• shaped by

• influenced by

• produced by

social norms

• societal expectations

• gender norms

• convention

• shared social codes

• androcentric expectations

• socially sanctioned behaviours

dreams

• ambition

• aspiration

• desire

• goal

• hope

• subconcious projections

• latent longingss (hidden or unspoken wants)

• reveries (introspectrive like daydreams)

• imagined worlds

through the use of

• Through

• By

• Via

• Using

• Employing

• Utilising

serves as a vessel for

• functions as

• acts as

• operates as

• serves as a medium for

• provides a vehicle for

• facilitates

• enables

• foregrounds

• communicates

• conveys

• embodies

• encapsulates

• gives expression to

• becomes a conduit for

• becomes a manifestation of

• becomes a mechanism through which

• becomes a means by which

predictable

• fixed

• constrained

• predetermined

• rigid

suggests

• asserts

• underscores

• reveals

• illuminates

• makes apparent

• encourages readers to recognise

• advances the notion that

• foregrounds

• positions readers to understand

transgress

• challenge conventional expectations

• defy societal norms

• reject prescribed identities

• resist traditional gender norms

• subvert traditional notions of womanhood