RELA

The theme of a story is the 

• main character
• message about life that the author expresses
• sequence of events
• short summary of what the story is about

Which of the following could be the theme of a story?

• Fear is more dangerous than any beast
• A brave young girl pretends to be a man and takes her father's place in the army. 
• a fear of heights
• "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dogs, too!"

Which of the following could be a theme of a story? 

• A 35-year-old woman named Essie and her brother
• a small apartment in Marfa, Texas
• Telling the truth may cause pain, but in the end, it's better than lying. 
• Essie lied to her brother about her identitiy for two years, but she finally decided to tell him the truth. 

Which of the following could be a theme of a story?

• Your past does not define you. 
• returning home after a long time
• A man sees a group of people he used to work for a long time ago. 
• an old man who used to be a farmer

_{Read the following sentence}
Friendship helps people get through hard times 
_{This sentence above is an example of...}

• plot
• character
• main idea
• theme

1. She dances as graceful as a _________

• Swallow

• Dove

• Lark

• Swan

2. The sea water was as ________ as crystal

• Cool

• White

• Blue

• Clear

as light as ...

• a feather

• a brick

• a bird

• a horse

What is a metaphor?

• ^{A metaphor is a comparison, but it doesn't use "like" and it says one thing IS another.}

• when you say a hint to someone

• when you compare with someone saying like

• I don´t know

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• The walrus and the penguin were at the zoo.

• She is a peacock because she loves the attention.

• The singer's voice was like a fresh spring day.

• The old woman was as wise as an owl.