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The poet says that hope "sings the tune without the words." Why might the poet have written that the tune has no words?

• To emphasize that hope does not need to be put into words to be felt
• to point out that it is very difficult for people to express whether they feel hopeful or not
• To suggest that people are usually unable to understand the feeling of hope
• To indicate that people who are always hopeful are also often forgetful

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What is the theme of the poem?

• Nature's beauty is its flowers
• Nothing precious stays for ever
• Everything subsides immediately
• Hold on to life as long as you can

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One way you could figure out the theme is to...

• Skim through the story
• Just read the beginning of the story
• Think about what the character has learned
• Read the ending of the story

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What is theme in a story?

• The main idea
• The solution to the story
• The lesson of the story
• The author's purpose

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What is a possible theme of "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

• From love comes sacrifice 
• Guilt can drive you mad.
• With murder comes joy.
• With creepy neighbors comes murder.

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The Seven Commandments never change. 

• True
• False

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Select the word that correctly defines each story element. 
The theme of a story is 

• the message or moral the author presents. 
• the characters and their relationship.
• another word for setting.
• the words the characters say.

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What are sunsets a symbol of in this novel?

• The anger between the Socs and the Greasers.
• The connection between Ponyboy and Cherry.
• The lighter side of Dallas's personality.
• The end of innocence.

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What is the "author's message"?

• The story the author tells.

• The lesson the author wants the reader to learn.

• The general feeling of the passage.

• The style or type of passage the author writes.

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Which phrase best describes the theme of the story?

• Friendship is vauable
• Revenge is best when the punisher is not punished
• Avoid attending parties when ill
• Miscommunication can be harmfuk

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