Theme
The definition of theme
what is a message about life?
The main character is in danger and we don't know what will happen to them...
What is dangerous action
A character who changes throughout the story...
What is a dynamic character?
If a street musician is playing downtown on a Saturday night with an empty jar in front of him, you can infer...
What is he isn't a very talented musician?
What is 65 percent?
"The grass is always greener on the other side" is not a strong theme because it is...
What is a cliche
Rainsford, an expert hunter, hearing an animal scream that he did not recognize, is an example of this type of suspense...
What is foreshadowing?
A character with many personality traits...
What is a round character?
What is an educated guess?
The loudest animal in the world
What is the blue whale?
"Love" is not a theme, but it is a....
what is a theme topic?
What is pacing?
A type of characterization where the author shows you someone's personality, rather than telling you..
What is indirect characterization?
These 2 things are put together to make an inference...
What is:
1) An observation (What the story says)
2) Common Sense (What you know about life)
There is a place in the united states where you can stand in 4 states at once. These 4 states are...
What is Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado?
Once you have decided a theme topic, what is the first thing you should always do?
What is ask the question, what is the author trying to tell me about my topic?
Rainsford jumps off a tall cliff and we don't know that he survives...
What is dangerous action?
This type of characterization is where the author tells you someone's personality instead of showing you..
What is direct characterization?
Name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?
What is yesterday, today, and tomorrow?
The oldest person currently alive is this old..
When analyzing theme and tracking how it changes throughout a story, it is important to explain citations in 2 parts. These 2 parts are...
1) Summarize your citation
AND
2) explaining how that citation connects to your theme
What makes pacing a type of suspense...
Making the reader feel tense and question what is going to happen next
The name of the method we use to track indirect characterization when reading stories...
What is STEAL?
What has 13 hearts, but no lungs or stomach?
What is a deck of cards?
The only word in the English dictionary that ends with "mt" is...
What is dreamt?