Hermrneutic code-
The 'enigma' code refers to any element of the story that is not fully explained and hence becomes a mystery to the reader. This includes snares, equivocations and jammings. this is to keep the audience guessing until the final scene where all is revealed.
Action code-
Relieves tension, this refers to any other action or event that indicates something is going to happen, and which hence gets the reader guessing as to what will happen next. Action and enigma codes work as a pair to develop story and tension and keep the reader interested.
Semantic code-
This code refers to connotation within the story that gives additional meaning over the basic denotative meaning of the word. it is by the use of extended meaning that can be applied to words that authors can paint rich pictures with relatively limited text and the way they do this is a common indication
Symbolic codes-
This is similar to the semantic code, but acts at a wider level, organising semantic meanings into broader deeper sets of meaning. this is typically done in the use of antithesis, where new meaning arises out of opposing and conflicting ideas.
Cultural code-
This code refers to anything that is founded on some kind of canonical works that cannot be challenged and is assumed to be a foundation for truth. typically this involves either science or religion, although other canons such as magical truths may be used as fantasy stories. the 'gnomic code' is a cultural code that particularly refers to sayings, proverbs, clichés and other common meaning-given word sets.
X-men days of future past-
I have watched this fight scene from the film 'Days of future past' and decided to pick out the codes that are used. At the start, there is an initial enigma code when magneto flies down from the sky behind the man who is painting the lines on the football field, it makes the audience wonder what he is doing there, whether the groundskeeper is in danger, what is going to happen next. this is immediately followed by an action, when magneto lifts the stadium up and everything started crashing down that answers the questions asked by the audience.
