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WorksheetsWhat is Theme?
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Theme is a Literary Element.
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What is theme?
Story's main idea.
Story's supporting details.
Which are necessary to understand the entire story?
major themes
minor themes
Example of MAJOR themes in a Harry Potter movie:
death, love and friendship
sarcasm, growing up, passion
Minor themes help to understand only a part of a story.
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Example of minor themes in a Harry Potter novel:
power, revenge, loyalty
history, adoption, friendship
An example of MAJOR theme related to person vs nature is:
Titanic
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Rocky
An example of MAJOR theme related to person vs person is:
Titanic
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Rocky
An example of MAJOR theme related to person vs self is:
Titanic
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Rocky
A writer uses the literary element of THEME in a story to know:
what is the story about and the main point of the story.
who is the main character and the setting of the story.
when does the story take place and who is the author.
Stories can have two types of themes:
major and minor
good and bad
short and long
The theme is always implied in the story. The word IMPLIED means:
the reader must infer the it.
the reader has to read the it.
the reader never knows the it.
The conflict in a story can often be used to help ypu figure out what the these is.
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In plays, DIALOGUE is the primary means for developing the theme.
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It is the central idea or insight about life or human behavior that a story reveals:
theme
dialogue
title
