functionInText
P58104
predicate
Indicates that a text segment serves a specific rhetorical or structural function within a larger text.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| hasFunctionInText | 8 |
| functionInPoem | 5 |
| textFunction | 4 |
| functionInBook | 3 |
| functionInVerse | 1 |
Sample triples (54)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Principle and Foundation | opening section of the Spiritual Exercises ⓘ |
| Principle and Foundation | framework for the entire retreat ⓘ |
| Principle and Foundation | anthropological and theological foundation for subsequent meditations ⓘ |
| The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem | superscription ⓘ |
| The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem | authorial heading ⓘ |
|
Vanity of vanities; all is vanity
surface form:
"Vanity of vanities; all is vanity"
|
programmatic summary of Ecclesiastes ⓘ |
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Vanity of vanities; all is vanity
surface form:
"Vanity of vanities; all is vanity"
|
opening thesis of Ecclesiastes ⓘ |
| Salviati | vehicle for exposition of Galileo’s arguments ⓘ |
| the Dreamer | mediator between Rood and audience via predicate surface "functionInPoem" ⓘ |
| Brother Sun | to lead praise of the Creator via predicate surface "hasFunctionInText" ⓘ |
| Boso | asks questions about the Incarnation ⓘ |
| Boso | asks questions about the Atonement ⓘ |
| Boso | elicits theological explanations from Anselm ⓘ |
| Mālik Yawm ad-Dīn | praise of God’s sovereignty and justice via predicate surface "functionInVerse" ⓘ |
| Shiloh | pilgrimage site in biblical narrative via predicate surface "hasFunctionInText" ⓘ |
|
wilderness of Paran (in biblical tradition)
surface form:
Wilderness of Paran
|
geographical marker for narratives about Ishmael ⓘ |
|
wilderness of Paran (in biblical tradition)
surface form:
Wilderness of Paran
|
geographical marker for Israelite route from Sinai ⓘ |
| Ajitanatha (in Ajitha Purana) | exemplifies ideal renunciation ⓘ |
| Ajitanatha (in Ajitha Purana) | exemplifies spiritual enlightenment ⓘ |
| the last man | warning image of future humanity ⓘ |
| the last man | foil to the Übermensch ⓘ |
| the last man | critique of modern complacency ⓘ |
| Mizpah | geographical landmark ⓘ |
| Mizpah | legal boundary ⓘ |
| "Fallen cold and dead" | refrain via predicate surface "functionInPoem" ⓘ |
| "Fallen cold and dead" | closing line of each stanza via predicate surface "functionInPoem" ⓘ |
| Death as the Ignorance | to articulate the arguments of negation via predicate surface "functionInPoem" ⓘ |
| Death as the Ignorance | to embody the resistance of the lower nature via predicate surface "functionInPoem" ⓘ |
| acts of David (according to 1 Chronicles 29:29) | to indicate additional historical sources about David ⓘ |
| Babylon (as prisoner, according to 2 Chronicles) | location of divine punishment ⓘ |
| Babylon (as prisoner, according to 2 Chronicles) | setting for Manasseh’s distress ⓘ |
| I: Exaudi orationem meam, Domine | prayer via predicate surface "textFunction" ⓘ |
| Victor Eremita | mediates between aesthetic and ethical viewpoints via predicate surface "hasFunctionInText" ⓘ |
| Victor Eremita | presents papers of A and Judge William via predicate surface "hasFunctionInText" ⓘ |
| Letter of Dedication to the Sorbonne | to introduce and recommend the Meditations via predicate surface "functionInBook" ⓘ |
| Letter of Dedication to the Sorbonne | to frame the Meditations as orthodox and useful for theology via predicate surface "functionInBook" ⓘ |
|
Hegel remarks somewhere that all great world-historic facts and personages appear, so to speak, twice.
surface form:
"Hegel remarks somewhere that all great world-historic facts and personages appear, so to speak, twice"
|
sets up contrast between tragedy and farce ⓘ |
| traditional Russian lubok prints | explanation of image via predicate surface "textFunction" ⓘ |
| traditional Russian lubok prints | moral instruction via predicate surface "textFunction" ⓘ |
| traditional Russian lubok prints | satire via predicate surface "textFunction" ⓘ |
| King Nebkaure | exemplar of royal justice ⓘ |
| Deuteronomy 1:1 | locates speeches in time and space via predicate surface "functionInBook" ⓘ |
| Mr Bones | dialogic voice via predicate surface "hasFunctionInText" ⓘ |
| Mr Bones | choric voice via predicate surface "hasFunctionInText" ⓘ |
| Mr Bones | comic mask via predicate surface "hasFunctionInText" ⓘ |
| Mr Bones | ethical commentator via predicate surface "hasFunctionInText" ⓘ |
| the Master of Ceremonies | poses questions ⓘ |
| the Master of Ceremonies | clarifies arguments ⓘ |
| the Master of Ceremonies | summarizes positions ⓘ |
| the Master of Ceremonies | maintains balance between opposing views ⓘ |