Identify Theme Review

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What is the theme of the following text?
“It is far better to endure patiently a smart which nobody feels but yourself, than to commit a hasty action whose evil consequences will extend to all connected with you; and besides, the Bible bids us return good for evil.” (Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte)

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Overcome evil with goodness.

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A theme should be a statement, not just one word.

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True

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To identify theme, be sure that you've identified the story's: plot, how the story uses characterization, primary conflict, all of the above.

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all of the above

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Which of the following is an example of a universal theme?

• Texans form a strong sense of community.
• Communities follow patterns of growth and change.

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Communities follow patterns of growth and change.

Front

Which of the following is an example of a universal theme?
- Change is inevitable.
- Changing schools is always difficult.

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Change is inevitable.

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Word defined as "an object, person, situation, or action that means something more than what it suggests on the surface"? Options: Image, Theme, Symbol, Allegory

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Symbol

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Clues about a story's theme can be found in: setting of the story, lesson the character learns, the mood a character, way a character looks.

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lesson the character learns

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Which of the following statements about theme is TRUE?
Options:

Authors NEVER use the same theme twice

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Themes only repeat in short stories

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All poems have the same theme

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The same themes can occur in different stories/different authors

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The same themes can occur in different stories/different authors

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Which of the following could be the theme of a story? Options: You can never turn your back on your family., A young girl returns to her family after moving far away., Most people have at least one brother or sister., “I’ll never speak to you again,” she said quietly to her mother.

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You can never turn your back on your family.