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Description is never neutral. Adam argues description is anchored by a (the subject) and themes (its aspects). It operates via:

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Adam borrows from cognitive psychology (specifically the work of Eleanor Rosch) to suggest that textual categories are not defined by necessary and sufficient conditions. Instead, they are defined by "family resemblances" and a central "prototype." Description is never neutral

Description was long considered a "pause" in narrative. Adam, however, grants it full status as a sequence. He identifies its operations: analogization (metaphor, comparison) and spatialization . Description is not merely listing attributes; it is a "tour of the object," guiding the reader's gaze through spatial relationships. In Les Textes: Types et Prototypes

Let us apply Adam’s model to a political speech (e.g., Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream").

In Les Textes: Types et Prototypes , Adam identifies five major sequences. A sequence is a block of text (a paragraph, a stanza, a sentence) that organizes the discourse.