Question

Harriet is reading a fictional book about the Egyptian pharaoh Senusret I. She is having trouble identifying the themes of the book. Which characteristic should she look for to identify a theme?

A.It is stated by the author in the opening paragraph.
B.It applies to texts other than the one she is reading.
C.It is directly related to the author’s biography.
D.It usually appears in the beginning of a text.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. It is stated by the author in the opening paragraph.

Explanation:

To identify a theme in any literary work, it is usually helpful to first understand the plot of such book.

So Harriet is reading a fictional book about the Egyptian Pharaoh Sensusret I, it's clear the book is fictional and talking about a Pharaoh in Egypt, so Harriet can gleam the theme by checking the opening paragraph because there, the author usually describes the personality of his characters and how they develop in the book.

The author most likely described his characters or at least one of the characters in the opening paragraph and gave some details about the plot of the book.

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is A)

Explanation:

A story's theme basically refers to the concept the writer wishes to pass across-that is the story's key point.

The opening sentences of the first paragraph generally contain this.

Often a theme such as crime, love, war can be captured in one phrase. It may or may not be clearly specified, but can be crafted in such a manner as to be deductible from the words, attitudes, and feelings, of the person or people in the story.

Therefore Harriet should be on the look out for the words thoughts and actions of the Egyptian Pharoah - Senusret I.

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