Unit test: theme
True or false: Love in the story beauty in the beast was similar to the love in when you were old
True
What is the theme in Silvermine?
Wealth corrupts (money, greed)
Define symbol
something that exists in itself but also represents something else a mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process
Define dramatic irony
the audience or reader is aware of crucial information of which the characters are unaware
Define verbal irony
when a character says one thing but means another or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning
What is theme?
Is the central idea of the work
What is moral?
-Can be an explicit statement of a theme -Simple form of a theme -Teaches lessons
When was the poem the black man talking of reaping written during?
1920s, Harlem Renaissance
In the story quality, what are they struggling with?
A growing industry
How do you find theme?
Analyze characters and conflicts
What are two things that qualify as universal themes?
Appearances do not reflect reality and man's nature is flawed
What is the theme in go down death?
Christians/believers should not view death without hope
What are 2 poems with explicit themes?
Do not go gentle into that good night and go down death
What is the main idea in the poem do not go gentle into that good night?
Don't die without a struggle, fight
True or false: in doctor heidgners experiment the butterfly was the symbol of Loss youth and hope
False, the rose was
What are Universal themes?
Found in world literature, found in classic literature and usually understood by people with many backgrounds
Who is Dylan Thomas talking to in the poem don't go gentle into that good night?
His dying father
In the story dr. Heignhers experiment, what do the guests learn?
Nothing!
What is the message in the poem, when you are old?
Real love is cherished. Never lost
What is vontempts message in the poem a black man talking of reaping?
That African-Americans were Rob for their labor
Define situational irony
What happens is different from what's expected to happen
Define allegory
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
