Marking for Themes:
Now that we have transcribed text and marked it for structure, names, and dates, we will look for parts of the text that demonstrate the themes discussed in this course. We will do this using the following elements:

TagUseAttributesExample
segused to mark any segment of text. and it must be contained within a <p> or an <l>. You will use segs throughout the entire text to mark examples of your chosen themes. type: what kind of segment is being marked. in this case use the overarching theme (e.g. Death, Home, Role of Women, Relationships, etc.) as a value

ana: this stands for analysis. the value corresponds to an interp's id (see below)
<seg type="theme" ana="QuietLove">READER, I married him. A quiet wedding we had: he and I, the parson and clerk, were alone present.</seg> When we got back from church, I went into the kitchen of the manor-house, where Mary was cooking the dinner, and John cleaning the knives, and I said --
interpan empty element used at the end of the document to define what types of segements are being marked in the document for interpretation. There is only one interp per theme being marked in the text. This interp will be in the back of your xml file. type: the type of interpretation. in this case, use the overarching theme (e.g. Death, Home, Role of Women, Relationships, etc.) as a value.(not necessary if interpGrp is used)

value:a description of your interpretation.

id: a unique identifier for this interpretation
<interp id="QuietLove" type="theme" value="quiet intimate love"/>
interpGrpan element used a to group together similar interps.type: the type of interpretations that are being grouped together. in this case use the overarching theme (e.g. Death, Home, Role of Women, Relationships, etc.) as a value

resp: who is responsible for this group of interpretaions
<interpGrp type="Love Themes" resp="Scott Hamlin">
<interp id="QuietLove" value="quiet intimate love"/>
<interp id="BlindLove" value="blind unquestioning love"/>
<interp id="MadLove" value="mad passionate love"/>
</interpGrp>


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