Theme
A one-word big idea that an author is trying to communicate or teach about
What is a theme topic?
The way an author uses a character's actions, thoughts, speech, and interactions to reveal what a character is like
What is characterization?
What is the tone of the following passage?
“I couldn’t wait to go to the carnival, smell the hot dogs, taste the cotton candy, and feel the exhilaration of riding the Ferris Wheel!”
What is excited?
Despite facing numerous setbacks, she remained resilient and persevered through adversity to achieve her goals.
What is able to withstand or recover from difficult conditions?
A werewolf/teacher that serves as a guardian for Bod while Silas is away
Who is Miss Lupescu?
What is wrong with the following theme statement?
Love makes the world go around.
What is a cliché?
How is Bod characterized in the following quote?
“Bod felt the cold of the knife on his neck. And in that moment, Bod understood. Everything slowed. Everything came into focus. ‘I know my name,’ he said. ‘I’m Nobody Owens. That’s who I am.’ And, kneeling on the cold alter stone, it all seemed very simple” (Gaiman 282).
What is confident?
What is the tone of the following sentence?
“The answer is no, and I don't want to hear another word about it for as long as we both live.”
What is stern?
The elusive criminal managed to evade capture, leaving the detectives frustrated and determined to track them down.
What is difficult to catch, find, or achieve.
What makes Romeo decide to go to the Capulet party?
What is Benvolio's advice to examine other beauties?
What is a central theme explored in "Romeo and Juliet"?
What are:
Family
Love
Hate/Feud
Fate
Which of his actions characterizes Romeo as impulsive?
What is Romeo's decision to:
- marry Juliet after one night
- immediately fight/kill Tybalt after killing Mercutio
What is the tone of the following sentence?
“Rolling her eyes, Emma responded to the bully, ‘Okay, whatever you say goes,' and then forcefully walked away.”
What is sarcastic?
The beauty of the cherry blossoms was ephemeral, as the delicate petals fell to the ground within days.
What is lasting for a short time?
Who said this?
"A plague on both your houses"
Who is Mercutio?
This evidence supports which theme topic?
"See, what a scourge is laid upon your hate, That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love! And I, for winking at your discords too, Have lost a brace of kinsmen. All are punished."
What is:
-hate
-feud
-love
-family
How do the following lines characterize Juliet?
Juliet
"Indeed, I never shall be satisfied
With Romeo till I behold him — dead —
Is my poor heart for a kinsman vexed."
What is clever?
What effect/mood does the following quote create for the reader?
"But there was one small trait of the general's that made Rainsford uncomfortable. Whenever he looked up from his plate he found the general studying him, appraising him narrowly," (Connell 5).
What is uneasy?
The smell of freshly brewed coffee was pervasive throughout the café, enticing customers with its aroma.
What is spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people?
Complete the line from the prologue:
"A pair of _______ lovers take their life"
What is star-crossed?
What would need to change to make this a strong theme statement?
Even though Romeo and Juliet's love feels predestined, their actions suggest that choices and free will always play a role in our lives.
What is:
- Take out character names
- Take out absolute
Explain how Silas and Miss Lupescu are characterized differently as mentors.
Silas is calm and reserved whereas Miss Lupescu is more assertive and direct.
What is the mood/effect created for the reader?
"... at times I was mean to Doodle. One day I took him to the barn loft and showed him his casket, telling him how we all had believed he would die. It was covered with a film of Paris green sprinkled to kill the rats, and screech owls had built a nest inside it."
What is grim?
Mary felt ambivalent about accepting the job offer as it meant moving to a new city, which she found both exciting and nerve-wracking.
What is having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something?
What are three prominent themes in The Graveyard Book?
What are:
family
compassion
independence
loss