
Theme
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- Q1A story's theme may be difficult to figure out because:It must be inferredIt has little to do with plot, characters, or other story elementsOnly complicated, adult stories have themesAuthors rarely want the reader to figure it out60s
- Q2What does theme add to the story?A sense of locationMotivation for the charactersAn important messageDialogue for the characters60s
- Q3What is the definition of a theme?The narrator's opinion of eventsAn underlying idea or messageThe events that occur in a storyAn author's purpose in writing a story60s
- Q4How can I find a theme of a story?Guess how the story will endPut the plot in orderExplain the author's purpose in writing the storyLook for details in the characters, setting, and plot60s
- Q5Three flies notice an overturned honeypot. Two of the flies decide to land in the honey and start eating it. But the oldest fly stays back. The two flies tease the older fly, but then get stuck in the honey. What's the moral of the story?Some prizes aren't worth itOvereating leads to illnessAlways send in a tasterInsects value food over safety120s
- Q6In his sophomore year of high school, Michael Jordan tried out for the varsity basketball team at Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina. But at five feet and eleven inches tall, the coach believed that Jordan was too short to play at that level, so Jordan was cut from the team. Jordan didn’t let this obstacle defeat him. In fact, it pushed him to work even harder. He trained vigorously and grew another four inches the following summer. When he finally made the varsity squad, Jordan averaged 25 points a game and went on to become one of the greatest basketball players in history. What's the theme of this story?Basketball is hardNever give upWait until you grow tallerSometimes you can't control fate120s