subtext

But that puts some kind of burden on me. I have to tell a story in a much more elaborate way, but I have the potential. it's called subtext.

"The subtext is always 'My son is extraordinary, ' " Merrie said. "She's always complaining about the length of his attention span. "

But it was a condescending stunt whose subtext seemed to be that singing was the best migrants' children could aspire to.

The subtext of the movie, you know. . . was working on these kind of really Jungian, archetypal levels.

These doubts are brought to the surface, but are within the subtext of the scene.

Subtext means that, on the surface, the scene can appear to mean one thing, when it actually means something else entirely.

But it will also create a way for you to work subtext into the character's dialogue.

The subtext of his message to less-than-generous Japanese factory operators: Disregard this order at your peril.

After 27 years of marriage, both of us understand the unspoken subtext to our exchange. It goes like this.

But no matter, because apparently the idea of a woman being elected (subtext: oh my golly! Oh my God! ) trumps all.

The Biblical subtext of the story is accentuated with a scene where they take shelter in a church, sleeping below a cross.

All this is subtext, though, and for four books Rowling is content to allow Ginny to hide in the wings behind a veneer of docile shyness.

It was a pretty blunt statement, with a fair amount of subtext.

Lyrical poetry, sceptical philosophical-moral aphorisms, often with a political subtext.

subtext: "Those companions led by fate, through trust and love, have conquered that struggle known as fate. "

The subtext: She might be willing to raise her original $17 billion bid, which Cadbury management had complained was too low.

The subtext of this year's nominated documentaries speaks to all manner of conflict, both armed and otherwise.

But he didn't have to: everyone got the subtext. China's bad behavior is posing a growing threat to the rest of the world economy .

But the subtext of that old saw, that beauty is arbitrary, is wrong.

The subtext seemed obvious: that China's exceptionally loose monetary policy will continue for the foreseeable future.

The frustration of not knowing is the subtext of a lot of what happens in Fukushima these days.

One subtext of the recent G-20 meeting in Seoul was the encouragement of Chinese consumption.

On the surface, this is a perfectly ordinary incident. Yet Le's deft use of language alerts us to a powerful subtext.

The subtext once more hangs heavy: look to the past and it may surprise you.

But the Washington subtext is far more short-term, focused on increasingly urgent efforts to jump-start personal consumption.

If 2009 featured a strong handicraft subtext, 2010 resurrected that old standby, photo-based work.

While on the surface, these discussions are normal given the situation, they can also provide the appropriate occasion for subtext.

Here are a few steps to show you how to incorporate that code--called subtext--into your characters' dialogue.

Yellow roses send a message of appreciation and platonic love without the romantic subtext of other colors.

In all human interactions, there's a subtext - an underlying meaning - that defines a role for each participant.

The subtext is that, like it or not, Turkey will have to sit down with the rebels.

The subtext of her book is that sexual self-revelation is groundbreaking in itself.

Use subtext to demonstrate a character's underlying thoughts and emotions instead of having the character tell us directly.

Lurking beneath Mr. Kissinger's musings on Chinese history is a not-so-subtle subtext.

May not believe this is just 'cheat' other people's subtext, in their heart of hearts, and perhaps still is a deep yearning for the bar!

The tremendous rise in popularity of UGG's sheepskin boots has come laden with complex subtext.

But China was the unspoken subtext.

Beneath those pronouncements, Iran remained a subtext.

It also sounds like the subtext is that she's not asking for the man's help at that moment.

A subtext the movie never comments on is the omnipresence of attractive Asian women.

Of course the subtext is if there is no (U. S. ) domestic legislation there will be no deal at Copenhagen.

This concern is the subtext for much anxiety today, from Washington to Riyadh.

This subtext is however coated by Sylvain Tremblay's perception of humans.

Yahoo! responded with a letter whose subtext was, "keep it friendly, please, we're only holding out for more money" .

The China-bashing subtext of Mr Bernanke's latest QE2 defence as presented on November 19 in Frankfurt only heightens these risks.

Writing the Pre-Raphaelites: Text, Context, Subtext.

This subtext became much clearer after the show was edited.

But there is a troubling subtext: the author's attempts to exculpate himself.

What's the subtext here? What's the writer really saying?

Don't rush this process, sometimes it can take days to find the subtext of a script.

The subtext was clear: "You can trust us; we're pure. "

To create subtext in dialogue, you must determine what the scene is really about.

The subtext is that Washington condones a revival of reckless behaviour.

The subtext is that much tougher regulation is required.

I like what Ridley did about him being a Replicant. I don't think it necessarily interferes with the subtext.

In fact, the subtext to this consensus is: people who have more wealth naturally take more responsibility on the society.

infantilism, which is the subtext of so much American cinema and culture(John Simon)

Never be afraid to write abstract subtext thoughts about your character, because as humans