Ideas about the world

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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 love story might be love can
  conquer any obstacle.
• A theme of a story about suffering might be hard
  work pays off.

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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.
• Types of Genres
• Drama
• Fiction
• Poetry
• Non-fiction

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7. Analogy

• Meaning An analogy compares the relationship
  between two pairs of words.
• Examples
• Big Small Happy Sad
• Puppy Dog Kitten Cat
• Ice Cold Fire Hot
• Lizabeth Protagonist Miss Lotty Antagonist