1st answer: In a book, the author is trying to teach you a lesson. When there is a book about friendship, the theme is friendship.
2nd answer: It means what the story is telling you, for example the story can be telling people to always be truthful.
It's the moral, or the lesson of the story.
3rd answer: The theme of a story is the topic what the story is all about. For example the recurring problem in a book. Don't confuse this with the motif of a story. These are recurring elements of the story (a bit similar to the theme), but a story has one theme and multiple motifs.
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(Apex Learning) Theme.
Theme is the general message of a story.
through all literary element...plot, symbolism, imagery, characterization...all of these contribute to the overall theme.
**Theme**
Motif: A recurrent thematic element in an artistic or literary work. A dominant theme or central idea.
The literary device you are referring to is called a motif. A motif is a recurring element that has symbolic significance and contributes to the overall theme of a literary work.
Do you mean essay? If it is then it is a literary composition based on a particular theme or subject.
A traditional theme or motif; a literary convention.in Greek
An analytical essay breaks down a work of literature and focuses on the importance of a specific literary element, such as character development, symbolism, or theme.
Do you mean, what literary or dramatic theme? Try being trapped by inexorable fate. Or if you mean, what musical theme, take your pick.
A literary theme is the moral of a story.