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: a subject or topic of discourse or of artistic representation

guilt and punishment is the theme of the story

: a specific and distinctive quality, characteristic, or concern

: a melodic subject of a musical composition or movement

Synonyms

Examples of theme in a Sentence

If one theme unites his scholarship it is that the Old South cannot be viewed as a monolith. - One reiterated theme of his book is that the electoral process can be the most dangerous of delusions, tending to confer a spurious legitimacy on those most willing to corrupt it. - The Eve of biblical legend was a temptress, thus initiating a lamentable theme in the history of sexism. - Eric Foner, Hilary Mantel, Stephen Jay Gould, Discover, New York Review, New York Times Book Review, See More

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Word History

Middle English teme, theme, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin thema, from Greek, literally, something laid down, from tithenai to place - more at do

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

The first known use of theme was in the 14th century

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"Theme." Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theme. Accessed 10 Oct. 2023.

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a subject or topic of discourse or of artistic representation; a specific and distinctive quality, characteristic, or concern; a melodic subject of a musical composition or movement... See the full definition

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the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning; a usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by irony; an ironic expression or utterance... See the full definition

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Indirect Characterization (The Breakfast Club)

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1. Characterization
2. Direct characterization
3. Indirect characterization
4. Dynamic characterization
5. Static characterization
6. Irony
7. Theme