Lit Midterm Flashcards
ideas about life that are found throughout world literature because they can be understood by people of all times and places
universal theme
the author’s intended purpose for a work that forms the basis for the theme
authorial intent
a theme stated directly to the reader by the author
explicit theme
simplest form of theme that teaches the reader a life lesson
moral
never directly stated, the author depends on the reader to infer the theme through the details of the story
implicit theme
The Silver Mine was written by ____
Selma Lagerlof
is the Silver Mine explicit or implicit theme?
explicit “the kingdom is better served with men than with money”
Beauty and the Beast was written by _______
Villenueve
Beauty and the Beast is ____ theme
implicit
Go Down, Death was written by ______
James Weldon Johnson
Do not go gentle into that good night was written by ________
Dylan Thomas
Quality was written by _____
Galsworthy
the theme of ____ was conflict between modern business values and those of the past
Quality
Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment was written by ____
Hawthorne
the theme of ______ was: is human nature inherently flawed?
Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment