Edgenuity Review: Theme and Purpose, Review and Trivia

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

• TRUE

• FALSE

A well written theme statement includes character's names and the author.

• TRUE
• FALSE

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Which of the following is an example of THEME?

• Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.
• Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.
• You can severely break your leg while crossing the street.
• Life is short; make the most of it.

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Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower; 
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf,
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day
Nothing gold can stay. 
What is the central theme of this poem?

• Nature and man
• Innocence cannot last
• Sunsets and sunrises are beautiful
• Nature and beauty

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The message or lesson that the author wants you to learn from the story is called the

• thesis
• summary
• theme
• plot

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Which of the following is NOT a theme statement?

• sharing with others is caring

• money is the root of all evil

• hard work pays off

• love

Which of the following choices BEST describes what a theme is?

• A theme is a life lesson that the reader can take away from a story or poem.
• A theme is where and when a story or poem takes place.
• A theme is an issue that a character has throughout a story or poem.
• A theme is how a character solves a problem and what they do.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

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A poem is... (Select all that apply)

• very often rhythmical

• Words that rhyme

• A piece of writing meant to be looked at

• A piece of writing in which the words are chosen for their beauty and their sound

• A piece of writing meant to be spoken or sung

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A stanza is basically the _______________ of a poem.

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A poem does not need to rhyme to be a true poem because...

• We don't cover rhyming poems in this class.

• it's more important for a poem to have rhythm.

• There are many types and formats of poems - some of which require rhymes and some that don't.

• This is false. A poem does need to rhyme to be a true poem.

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