Theme

What is theme?

• The topic the story is about.

• A message or lesson about life.

Themes are expressed in one word.

• True

• False

Themes are unique to one single story and can include specific character names and plot details.

• True

• False

Themes are not directly stated in a story, but are...

• a mystery

• unimportant

• a riddle

• implied

Authors express themes through literary elements such as (Check all that apply)

• Characters

• Plot

• Setting

• Conflict

Themes express the author's opinions about a topic.

• True

• False

"Family" is an example of a topic, not a theme.

• True

• False

Themes are expressed as statements, not one word.

• True

• False

Textual evidence from the story helps us to determine theme.

• True

• False

Stories can have more than one theme.

• True

• False