Pushing this a step further, the Kicker of FitzSimon's text arguably functions as a macro-Theme for the text as a whole, with its long wave length reinforced graphologically through its superordinate position on the page and large bold font:
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[1] To be clear, this is a text about FitzSimon's text, and as such, not a section of FitzSimon's text.
[2] To be clear, macro-Theme is writing pedagogy ('introductory paragraph') masquerading as linguistic theory, and analysing a written text for macro-Themes is merely confirming the extent to which a writer has deployed this writing strategy. Moreover, in linguistic theory, Theme is one element of a structure along with Rheme. In the case of macro-Theme, no contrasting macro-Rheme is identified. A close examination of Martin (1992) on macro-Theme can be viewed here.
[3] To be clear, since Theme is a matter of higher textual status, the appropriate metaphor here would be amplitude, not wavelength.
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