Theme Literature

What is a theme?

• where a story takes place

• a big idea, a message about life an author expresses

• the personalities characters in a story

• who is speaking in a story

What story elements help you figure out the theme?

• setting

• plot

• title

• characters

What story elements help you figure out the theme? Choose all that apply.

• resolution

• plot

• conflict

• character

What is a theme in The Little Prince?

• Mean people will always stay that way

• It doesn't matter what people look like

• The grass isn't always greener on the other side

• Relationships teach you important lessons.

Which of the following statements about theme is TRUE?

• Authors NEVER use the same theme twice

• Themes only repeat in short stories

• All poems have the same theme

• The same themes can occur in different stories/different authors

Themes are about the big picture.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What shouldn’t you confuse theme with?

• main idea

• tone

• part of speech

• characterization

True or False: Two stories can share the same theme.

• True

• False

Does every story have a theme? Choose all that apply.

• yes

• no

• some stories have more than one theme

• stories can only have one theme

In Batman, what helps us figure out that “good triumphs over evil” is a theme?

• There are only heroes.

• There are only villians.

• There are heroes and villains.

• There are no heroes or villains.