Theme Poetry

What is the theme in poetry ?

• Theme is defined as an underlying meaning of a literary work, which may be stated directly or indirectly.

• Themes can feature in poetry, a short story, a novel, or even a work of art. It can be something as simple as love, or as something more complex, such as human versus nature.

• The theme is the underlying message that the writer or artist wants to convey.

• All of the above

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The main idea in poetry is

• This is what the poem is about .

• The is the moral you get from the poem.

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A theme

• Tells you about human life.

• Comments on how the world works .

• Is only specific to one person.

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All of the following are examples of themes except

• Courage

• Love

• Revenge .

• I am a boy .

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A theme is important because

• theme is the general message or statement about a subject that all the elements of a story or a poem work together to develop .

• It does not helps to make the poem meaningful.

• Helps to make the poem meaningful.

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How confident are you about what you have learnt about themes

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