Theme Development
What is the term for the message or lesson the author conveys through the story?
What is theme?
What can dialogue reveal about a character?
What is their personality, motives, or relationships?
This is the main message of a text.
What is the central idea?
What is the term given to the element when the initial sounds of a word, beginning either with a consonant or a vowel, are repeated in close succession?
What is alliteration?
This sentence in a paragraph often helps you find the central idea.
hat is the topic sentence
How can analyzing a character’s actions help you determine the theme?
What is by showing what the character learns or experiences?
How does dialogue help develop the plot?
What is by revealing conflicts or advancing events?
This is the lesson or message of a story.
What is the theme?
What is the name of the literary device that is something in itself, and it also suggests something deeper?
What is a symbol?
This is what you should look for to figure out the central idea.
What are repeated ideas and supporting details?
What should you consider about recurring ideas or symbols in a text when determining the theme?
What is how they contribute to the message of the story?
How can an argument between characters help the reader?
What is by highlighting key conflicts or themes?
This is how you figure out the author’s perspective.
What is look at their tone and word choice?
This is how poets use imagery to help readers understand the poem.
What is by creating pictures in the reader’s mind using descriptive language?
This is the best way to figure out the central idea in a long text.
What is summarize the main points?
True or False: A story can have more than one theme.
What is true?
How can analyzing dialogue deepen your understanding of the author’s purpose?
What is by showing how the dialogue connects to the overall message or theme?
n the sentence, “The towering skyscrapers loomed over the city, casting elongated shadows,” this is the meaning of "elongated."
What is lengthened or stretched out?
The feelings a poem creates in the reader are called this.
What is mood?
If an article discusses how recycling helps reduce pollution, what is likely the central idea?
what is recycling is beneficial for reducing pollution?
What is the difference between a theme and a central idea?
What is a theme is a universal lesson, while a central idea is specific to the text?
What can a character’s tone in dialogue tell you?
What is their emotions or intentions?
This is the figurative language in the sentence: "His anger boiled over like a volcano erupting."
What is a simile?
How does figurative language contribute to the central idea or theme of a poem?
It creates vivid imagery or emphasizes key ideas to reinforce the message
What steps can you take to identify the central idea of a complex paragraph?
What is look at the topic sentence, repeated ideas, and supporting details?