Theme

IDEAS ABOUT THE WORLD…

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 1. Theme
Meaning – The general idea about life that is
revealed in the text.

 The lesson to be learned

A theme of a story about suffering might be: hard

work pays off.

A theme of a love story might be: love can conquer

any obstacle.

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 2. Universal Themes
Meaning – Themes that can be found in stories in
any culture, place or period.

Example
 Be kind to others if you want them to be kind to you.

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 3. Literary themes

Meaning – A statement that a piece of writing

makes about a subject.

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 4. Subject

Meaning – The subject is the topic of the text; what

the text is about

Usually the subject can be stated in a single word

such as: love, war or innocence.

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 5. Generalization
Meaning – A generalization is a statement that
applies to many people or situations. They do not
have to be true all of the time, but they are
normally true.
 Ex. Studying hard generally leads to good grades.

Themes are expressed as generalizations.

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 6. Genres
Meaning – Genres are different forms of texts.

Examples of Literary Genres:

 Drama - plays
 Fiction - Novels

 Poetry - Sonnets

 Non-fiction – Newspaper articles

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 7. Analogy
Meaning – An analogy compares the relationship
between two pairs of words.

 Examples
 Big : Small :: Happy : Sad Opposites

 Puppy : Dog :: Kitten : Cat Age

 Ice : Cold :: Fire : Hot Defining Qualities

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