LITERATURE QUESTIONS
ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE
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expressible in a complete sentence with a subject and predicate
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as general as can be; employ absolutes whenever possible
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based on the data of the story itself
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stated without using names of characters
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Detailed explanation-1: -A theme observes, weighs, and considers actions and ideas, but it avoids judging what people should or should not do; therefore, words like “should” and “ought” are not appropriate in a thematic statement. Also not appropriate is an order/directive such as “Be nice to elderly people” or “Love like there’s no tomorrow.”
Detailed explanation-2: -In truth, themes are far more general than the moral of the story. The moral is a specific lesson that the author is trying to teach. Meanwhile, the theme can be more generalized; there can also be more than one theme in a story.
Detailed explanation-3: -countable noun. A theme in a piece of writing, a talk, or a discussion is an important idea or subject that runs through it.
Detailed explanation-4: -The theme of a story is important because a story’s theme is part of the reason why the author wrote the story. The author has a message he wants to share with readers, and he uses his story as a way to get that message across.