Question

How is a topic different from a theme?

Answer 1

A topic is general and a theme is more specific. For example a topic could be BROOMS.
A theme would be "Symbolic uses of brooms"
Or
A theme is a message about the topic. For example, the topic is "brooms."
A theme would be "brooms are not as cool as mops."

Answer 2

hope this helped

Answer 3

A topic is what is being talked about, or what the story is about. A theme is what is being learned.