Theme Definition
Theme Defintion pt.2
Identify theme LWD Examples
Figurative language definition
Figurative language
100

Which theme matches the following definition? 

Definition: fairness (or lack of fairness) within society’s laws and procedures 

a) Justice

b) Good vs Evil



A) Justice

100

Which theme matches the following definition? 

Definition: love grows or fades with a challenge

a) love

b) betrayal 

a) love

100

"I locked myself in my room and put a pillow over my head to muffle the sound of my mom’s mourning." is an example of which theme?


a) loss

b) revenge


a) loss

100

comparing two things using the words "like" or "as" is...

a) simile

b) metaphor 

A) simile 

100
  • “Buck laughed,/and laughter, / when it's loud / and heavy / and aimed / at you, / I think / can feel just / as bad as / a bullet's / bang." is an example of

A) Metaphor

B) Simile

b) simile 

200

Which theme matches the following definition? 

Definition: how one deals with loss or grief

a) Loss

b) Death

B) Death

200

Which theme matches the following definition? 

Definition: regretting one’s decisions

a) Guilt

b) Hope

A) Guilt 

200

"BUT I ALSO FELT GUILTY for waking up, for breathing in, for stretching, yawning, and reaching under
the pillow." is an example of which theme

a) love

b) guilt


B) Guilt

200

An extreme exaggeration is...

a)Hyperbole

b) Personification 

a) Hyperbole

200

"my shaky legs, masking my jumpy heart." is an example of


a) personification 

b) Hyperbole


a) personification 

300

Which theme matches the following definition? 

Definition: Doing something out of obligation  

a) Duty

b) Revenge

a) Duty

300

Which theme matches the following definition? 

Definition: command or control over someone or something

a) Power

b) Sense of self

a) power

300

"No one would ever suspect me. I’d hit
his buzzer, get him to come down and open the door. Then I’d pull my shirt over my mouth and nose and do it." is an example of which theme


No one
would ever suspect me. I’d hit
his buzzer, get him to come down

A) revenge

B) Guilt


A) Revenge 

300

the repetition of initial sounds at the start of a word

a) Sarcasm

b) Alliteration 

B) Alliteration 
300

She shouted and shooed the sheep to the shelter" is an example of...

a) Alliteration

B) Imagery

A) Alliteration 

400

Which theme matches the following definition? 

Definition:experiences leading to a discovery about humanity and/or self 

a) Journey

b) Resilience

A) Journey 

400

Which theme matches the following definition? 

Definition: emotional or physical isolation by choice or as a result of others

a) Escape

b) Alienation 

b) Alienation 

400

"Stay strong, I whispered to me. Because crying is against The Rules."

a) Conformity 

b) betrayal 


a) conformity 

400

a figure of speech in which a thing, an idea or an animal is given human characteristics.

a) imagery

b) Personification 

b) personification 

400

" IT’S UNCOMFORTABLE when you feel like someone is looking at you but only when you not looking." Is an example of...

a) Simile

b) Nothing


B) nothing

500

Which theme matches the following definition? 

Definition: the development of emotional maturity from youth to adulthood

a) Coming of age

b) Resilience

A) Coming of age

500

Which theme matches the following definition? 

Definition: destruction or unification of people through a shared experience

a) Conformity

b) Unity

B) Unity

500

"HE ASKED ME if I had even checked to see if the gun was loaded. I hadn’t. And now almost shot myself trying to figure out how to." is an example of which theme


a) Hope

b) Revenge


b) revenge 

500

Comparing two words without using the words like or as

A) Simile

B) Metaphor

B) Metaphor

500

"I stood there, mouth clenched up tight enough to grind my teeth into dust." is an example of

a) hyperbole

b) personification 

a) hyperbole

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