The theme is_____________?
Correct answer: D. the point a writer is trying to make about a subject.
- A. a plot.
- B. an character
- C. an address
- D. the point a writer is trying to make about a subject.
Explanation
A theme is the central idea or insight a writer develops about a subject, not the plot, a character, or an address. For example, a novel's theme may be the destructive effects of ambition.
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