Question

The purpose of theme is to ________.
A.teach the reader a moral lesson
B.convey the authors additude torwards a subject
C.clarify the topic of a literary work
D.reveal an insight about human life



All of the following can help you to identify the theme of a story except _______.?
A.the role of setting
B.the development and resolution of conflicts
C.The way that the characters change and/or stay the same
D.the speed with which the story moves along

Answer 1

The purpose of theme is (C.) As far as I am concerned. Theme is defined as

theme
THēm/
noun
noun: theme; plural noun: themes

1.
the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.
"the theme of the sermon was reverence"
synonyms: subject, topic, subject matter, matter, thesis, argument, text, burden, concern, thrust, message;

and as for the second one, the answer is D.