Main Idea and Themes in Poetry

Read the poem below:

I was just walking around

When a suspicious man offered me

Twenty dollars to give my jacket to him

I decided to give the jacket to the man

He drove off with the jacket and I got no money

But, on the news, I heard

"Breaking news! A man has been stealing jackets from pedestrians."

I found out, I was scammed

Why though, did he scam me?

It turns out, he wanted money by selling the jackets.

What is the theme?

• Innocence can be fake.

• I don't know? Tell me!

• Unicorns

• A jacket stealer

Answer explanation

The theme is "Innocence can be fake." If you read the poem, you can see that the man who asked for the jacket was lying,

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Read the poem below:

I was just walking around

When a suspicious man offered me

Twenty dollars to give my jacket to him

I decided to give the jacket to the man

He drove off with the jacket and I got no money

But, on the news, I heard

"Breaking news! A man has been stealing jackets from pedestrians."

I found out, I was scammed

Why though, did he scam me?

It turns out, It turns out, he wanted money by selling the jackets.

What is the main idea?

• I don't know! Tell me!

• A man getting scammed by a man pretending to be charitable

• Unicorns

• Mic DROP

Answer explanation

The main idea is "a jacket stealer." If you read the poem, you notice how much it talks about a jacket stealer.

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Read the poem below:

From childhood’s hour I have not been

As others were—I have not seen

As others saw—I could not bring

My passions from a common spring—

From the same source I have not taken

My sorrow—I could not awaken

My heart to joy at the same tone—

And all I lov’d—I lov’d alone—

Then—in my childhood—in the dawn

Of a most stormy life—was drawn

From ev’ry depth of good and ill

The mystery which binds me still—

From the torrent, or the fountain—

From the red cliff of the mountain—

From the sun that ’round me roll’d

In its autumn tint of gold—

From the lightning in the sky

As it pass’d me flying by—

From the thunder, and the storm—

And the cloud that took the form

(When the rest of Heaven was blue)

Of a demon in my view—

What is the theme?

• IDK

• Unicorns

• Mic DROP

• Edgar Allan Poe's childhood was lonely

Answer explanation

If you read the poem, It mentions a lot about his childhood, and in the beginning, it talked about his loneliness.

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Read the poem below:

From childhood’s hour I have not been

As others were—I have not seen

As others saw—I could not bring

My passions from a common spring—

From the same source I have not taken

My sorrow—I could not awaken

My heart to joy at the same tone—

And all I lov’d—I lov’d alone—

Then—in my childhood—in the dawn

Of a most stormy life—was drawn

From ev’ry depth of good and ill

The mystery which binds me still—

From the torrent, or the fountain—

From the red cliff of the mountain—

From the sun that ’round me roll’d

In its autumn tint of gold—

From the lightning in the sky

As it pass’d me flying by—

From the thunder, and the storm—

And the cloud that took the form

(When the rest of Heaven was blue)

Of a demon in my view—

What is the main idea?

• IDK

• Mic DROP

• Edgar Allan Poe's childhood

• Demons

Answer explanation

In the beginning of the poem, Edgar Allan Poed about the difference between him and other kids.

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Do you like this quiz?

• Yes!

• No.

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• OMG I LOVE IT EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

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How can you find the theme and/or main idea of a poem?

• You can look at key details.

• You can skim the poem.

• You can listen to Mic DROP.

• You can infer from other details in the poem.

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What class are you in right now?

• Mr. Eugene

• Ms. Nail

• Ms. Jones

• Mr. Villaroel

What is a main idea?

• The central concept of a poem, story, drama, etc

• The message

• Mic DROP

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What is a theme?

• Mic DROP

• Figurative language

• The message the author is sending to the readers

• I don't know! Tell me!

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