Theme
T/F: Theme is always a moral about right and wrong
What is false?
Susie could smell the aroma of freshly baking bread as soon as she walked into the kitchen. What does aroma mean?
What is scent/smell.
He is as quiet as a mouse.
What is simile.
The camera loves me.
What is personification.
T/F: Theme and main idea are the same thing.
What is false?
Joan decided to withdraw her support for Calvin for class president when she learned that he had cheated on a test. What does withdraw mean?
What is to remove, take away, or take back.
Zing, went the violin strings.
What is onomatopoeia.
It is as hot as the Sahara Desert.
What is simile.
How many themes can a story have?
What is multiple/more than one.
Angela knew there were numerous reasons why she should take the job, but she did not want it. What does numerous mean?
What is many.
It took him two seconds to drive up here.
What is hyperbole.
Figurative Language:
He is the apple of my eye.
What is an idiom.
Theme can be defined as...
What is the moral of the story?
Mrs. Jones was nervous about flying on an airplane. She had never flown before. Her daughter reassured her by telling her that planes are very safe. What does reassured mean?
What is comforted.
Ida Ivy identified the ivory iris.
What is alliteration.
Context Clues:
The meadow was full of wildflowers. There were not may large plants, and trees were sparse. What does sparse mean?
What is few.
Theme is what a reader ________ from a story.
What is infers?
The principal dictated that all students would be required to follow the school dress code. What does dictate mean?
What is demanded or announced.
Life is a roller coaster which everyone has to go through.
What is metaphor.
Theme:
Why can a literary text or story have multiple themes?