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Magnitude

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Greatness or size

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Subterranean

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Underground

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Presentiments

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Forebodings; feelings that something bad is about to happen

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Tenacity

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Stubborn persistence and determination

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Equanimity

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Calmness, composure

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Fortitude

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Firm courage; strength to endure pain or danger

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Ingenuity

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Cleverness, originality, skill

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Resignation

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Passive acceptance

Submission

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Pandemonium

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Wildly noisy, chaotic scene

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Commiserate

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Show or express sympathy

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Flailing

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Waving wildly

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Extravagant

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Excessive

Showy

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Abiding

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Continuing

Lasting

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Pitted

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Placed in competition

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Implacable

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Relentless

Not affected by attempts at change

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Theme offers an _____ or _____ about life

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Idea/insight

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Theme reveals what about author

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Share experience

Ideal feelings

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How to determine a theme

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Understand story’s plot

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How to determine theme (7)

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How protagonist changes
How conflict is resolved
Title
Must be complete statement 
Not a moral, revelation about life
General/universal
Rich/complex- not all the same
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Diff between moral and theme

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Moral- tells ppl what to do

Theme- statement about life

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Statung a theme in your own words helps you to…

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Better understand the story

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Instead of a theme, nonfiction has a….

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Idk

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