Themes/POV

The theme of a literary work is best described as—

• what happens in the story

• the message the writer reveals about life

• the topic or subject of the work

Which of the following statements about themes is true?

• Literary works by different authors might have the same theme.

• Authors add themes to their works to make them more suspenseful.

• Poems, unlike stories, can not have themes.

The narrator in the first-person point of view speaks as—

• they

• her

• I

The narrator in a third-person point of view—

• zooms in on the thoughts, feelings, and reactions of one character

• knows the thoughts and feelings of all the story characters

• can not tell the story because they have no point of view

An omniscient narrator knows—

• the thoughts and feelings of just the main character

• the thoughts and feelings of just the villain

• everything about everything and everyone

One way a reader can identify a story's theme is by—

• creating a list of the story's characters

• summarizing the plot of the story

• examining what the main character learns, or how the main character changes

A recurring theme is a theme that appears in many stories.

• True

• False

Readers have to agree with the author's theme because the author knows best.

• True

• False

Point of view helps you decide if you can trust the voice telling the story.

• True

• False

Ignore the title because it has nothing to do with the theme.

• True

• False