Theme and Author's Purpose

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What is the definition of 'theme'?

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The message of the story.

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Which of these sentences is an example of personification?

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My alarm clock yelled at me this morning!

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What does the author of a newspaper typically want to do?

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Inform.

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Does a metaphor use 'like' or 'as' to compare?

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No.

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What does the 'P' in PIE stand for?

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Persuade, persuasion, when someone wants you to do something.

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits to non-human things.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is the author's purpose?

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The reason the author has for writing a text, such as to inform, entertain, or persuade.

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What is the difference between theme and main idea?

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Theme is the underlying message, while the main idea is the primary point of the text.

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What is an example of a metaphor?

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Time is a thief.