Advanced Placement English
X.J.Kennedy and Dana Gioia’s, Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing, 5 th ed.
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Part Six: Theme
Reading:
Take notes
o Chapter 6: “Theme,” pp. 180-182
Stories included in the readings:
o Alice Munro, “How I Met My Husband,” p. 185
Answer questions on page 197
o Zora Neale Hurston, “Sweat,” p. 351
List at least three possible themes
o Dagoberto Gilb, “Love in LA,” copy.
Answer questions at the end of the text
Vocabulary for study:
(p. 180) Patently
Trusses
(p. 191) slacks
(p. 352) mirth
Truculently
Dismay
Helter-skelter
(p. 353) meekness
Cow (vb.)
Sidle
(p. 356) smiting
Scimitar
(p. 358) sluggishly
Woe
(p. 359) flabby
Literary Terms and Concepts to Know
theme
explicit theme
implicit theme
subject (vs. theme)
moral (vs. theme)
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