Title: Default for ELA 8
Course: English/Language Arts 8 - In Development

Q: Which of the following is the correct definition for “Theme” as we have been using it in this course?
- The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or another occurrence.
- The use of a word or phrase to refer to something that it is not, invoking a direct similarity between the word or phrase used and the thing described (but in the case of English without the words like or as, which would imply a simile); the word or phrase used in this way; an implied comparison.
- Identification with or understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person.
- A recurring idea; a motif
- A statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.
A: A recurring idea; a motif