Exp. = Explanatory matter.
_F_1_ = Statement of fact from which no inference is drawn.
_F_2_ = Statement of fact from which an inference is drawn.
_F_2a_ = Statement of fact with inference mainly logical.
_F_2b_ = Statement of fact with inference mainly emotional.
_In._ = Statement of incident, secondary symbols as with _F_.
_As_1_ = Anticipatory suggestion, a foretelling of something to
happen, leaving the reader in doubt as to how it is to
be brought about.
_As_2_ = Anticipatory suggestion, a foreshowing of something
definite to happen, exciting the reader's curiosity to
know what it is and how it is to be brought about.
_As_3_ = Anticipatory suggestion, a foreshadowing of something
to be expected in the way of character development and
consequent happening.
_V_1_ = Description in which the mere idea of the thing
described is presented.
_V_2_ = A kindling hint by which the mind is enabled to piece
together a visualization of the object.
_V_3_ = Visualization of so vivid a kind as to possess the mind
completely. This becomes
_Vb_3_ when it pleasurably affects the sensibilities.
_A_1_ = Audition in the way of simple idea of the thing to be
heard.
_A_2_ = Audition as a reviving of the sense of sound.
_S_1_ = Sensation, the mere presentation of the idea of an
appeal to one of the other senses.
_S_2_ = Sensation, a subjective reviving of the sensation
itself.
_x_ used to indicate that a subjective excitation of some one
of the senses has motor effects, as in the shiver at the
thought of a file upon the teeth.
_m_1_ = Mood "effect," from which we learn the feeling of the
writer without experiencing it ourselves.
_m_2_ = Mood "effect" from which we sympathetically experience
the feeling of the writer.
_m_3_ = Mood "effect," a revelation of the feeling of a
character in the story.
_c_1_ = Direct statement of character.
_c_1a_ = Direct statement of character that does not reveal the
author's attitude toward the character.
_c_1b_ = Direct statement in which we are made aware of the
author's attitude toward the character, but are not
affected by it.
_c_1c_ = Direct statement of character sympathetically
influencing us to the author's attitude toward the
character.
_c_2_ = Character "effect," characterization of a group or
community of people.
_c_3_ = Character "effect," class or type characterization of
the individual.
_c_4_ = Character "effect" in the way of individualization.
_d_ = Degree, added to symbol for mood effect to indicate
intensity of the feeling.
_k_ = Kind, used to indicate that the inference concerns itself
with character and not intensity.
_/_ = A symbol employed (see section 26) to indicate that one
inference is drawn as an ultimate conclusion from
another more immediate inference.