Fundamentals of Lit 9th Unit 3

recurring or emerging ideas about the world that are found in a work of literature describes

• theme

• irony

• sarcasm

• hyperbole

The Silver Mine: Theme

• wealth is what everyone wants

• wealth has corrupting power

• poor is Christ like

• silver is worth more than gold

 “Do you think you’re driving over eggs?” This quote shows the king’s impatience using a  

• foreshadowing

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

The Silver Mine: He is wearing a homemade robe which shows wealth

• is not essential

• is necessary to be king

• money will solve all the problems

• is healthy

The Silver Mine: It appears the people are poor, but we find out they are very wealthy. This is an example of ?

• verbal irony

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

• sarcasm

the simplest form of theme, does the latter: much like a proverb, morals are short, pithy, and overt statements by a narrator that teach broad life lessons

• identity

• irony

• moral

• circle of life

Beauty & the Beast: Theme?

• beasts are scary

• appearances are important

• appearances don't reflect reality

• appearances are everything

Beauty & the Beast: Beauty describes her nature, character and happiness which makes the story an example of ?

• frame story

• hyperbole

• allusion

• allegory

 “A king’s ransom would hardly have procured all that my other daughters asked”… page 176, left side, last paragraph is an example of ?

• personification

• hyperbole

• allusion

• irony

Ideas about life that are found throughout world literature because they can be understood by people of all times and places.

• coming of age

• universal theme

• explicit theme

• hubris