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Now go to the Google Classroom to complete today's Assignment:
Comparing poems with similar themes.
All the best!

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With the help of the following slide share, learn how to identify themes.

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Lesson Objective: Students should be able to
i) define what a theme is and its significance in a piece of literary work
11)identify themes in unseen poems

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Click on the attachment below and read the list of some common themes that you can easily identify in literary texts that you read.

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The theme in a story, poem or play is its underlying message, or 'big idea. ' In other words, what critical belief about life is the author trying to convey in the writing of a novel, play, short story or poem? This belief, or idea, transcends cultural barriers. It is usually universal in nature.

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Theme is defined as a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work, which may be stated directly or indirectly.