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Creating a Theme. Quick tips. Remember that a theme needs to be a lesson Lessons need to be specific statements For example, a lesson or universal idea in a story is not going to be “love.” A lesson would be….People often mistake obsession and superficial infatuation for true love. .
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Quick tips • Remember that a theme needs to be a lesson • Lessons need to be specific statements • For example, a lesson or universal idea in a story is not going to be “love.” A lesson would be….People often mistake obsession and superficial infatuation for true love.
Good theme bad theme • Joe Smith implies in his poem that he fell in love and now he’s unhappy. • BAD THEME • Joe Smith implies in his poem that love brings as much sorrow as it does joy. • GOOD THEME • Joe Smith implies in his poem that he’s going to die and is okay with it. • BAD THEME • Joe Smith implies in his poem that the impact people have on the world can live on after they die. • GOOD THEME