Theme
the _____or ____ the author wants you to learn
Message, lesson
"You need to ____-____"
Self-reflect
5
The heater yelled as it came on for the first time for the winter
Personification
A story's _____ often focuses on a conflict, or problem, that is important to the theme.
Plot
"Don't go down that ____ ____"
Rabbit Hole
an attempt to persuade someone on a topic open to debate
Argument
It took me a hundred years to finish all of my homework last night
Hyperbole
A theme must be based on the ____, ____, and ____ in the text
Details, events, and characters
"Are there any questions, comments, concerns,_____?"
Frustrations
Facts, details, or examples that the author uses for support
Evidence
Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects
Personification
Can usually be described in one or two words
Topic
"Let me set you up for"
Success
An opposing statement that goes against the author’s point of view
Counterclaim
Boom! The fireworks cracked above in the sky to celebrate the Fourth of July
Onomatopoeia
A theme is revealed through the main characters'____
and ____
Words, actions
"Don't have a ____ day. Have a ____ day"
Good, Great
To disprove a statement with relevant evidence
Refute
The actor was told to "break a leg" before entering onto the stage
Idiom