A)In literature, what is a theme?(1 point)

Question

Responses

a literary device that misleads the reader
a literary device that misleads the reader

a central idea conveyed by the author
a central idea conveyed by the author

an explicit message from the author
an explicit message from the author

an annoyingly persistent action
an annoyingly persistent action
Question 2

The Story of an Hour
by Kate Chopin

Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband’s death.

It was her sister Josephine who told her, in broken sentences; veiled hints that revealed in half concealing. Her husband’s friend Richards was there, too, near her. It was he who had been in the newspaper office when intelligence of the railroad disaster was received, with Brently Mallard’s name leading the list of “killed.” He had only taken the time to assure himself of its truth by a second telegram, and had hastened to forestall any less careful, less tender friend in bearing the sad message.

She did not hear the story as many women have heard the same, with a paralyzed inability to accept its significance. She wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister’s arms. When the storm of grief had spent itself she went away to her room alone. She would have no one follow her.

There stood, facing the open window, a comfortable, roomy armchair. Into this she sank, pressed down by a physical exhaustion that haunted her body and seemed to reach into her soul.

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A)
Use the passage from “The Story of an Hour” to answer the question.

Which phrase describes a theme suggested by the details in the passage?

(1 point)
Responses

human versus nature
human versus nature

hiding the true self
hiding the true self

coming of age
coming of age

loss of innocence
loss of innocence
Question 3

The Story of an Hour
by Kate Chopin

It was her sister Josephine who told her, in broken sentences; veiled hints that revealed in half concealing. Her husband’s friend Richards was there, too, near her. It was he who had been in the newspaper office when intelligence of the railroad disaster was received, with Brently Mallard’s name leading the list of “killed.” He had only taken the time to assure himself of its truth by a second telegram, and had hastened to forestall any less careful, less tender friend in bearing the sad message.

She did not hear the story as many women have heard the same, with a paralyzed inability to accept its significance. She wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister’s arms. When the storm of grief had spent itself she went away to her room alone. She would have no one follow her.

There stood, facing the open window, a comfortable, roomy armchair. Into this she sank, pressed down by a physical exhaustion that haunted her body and seemed to reach into her soul.

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A)
Use the passage from “The Story of an Hour” to answer the question.

Drag each line from the passage to the developing theme it supports.

(2 points)
Put responses in the correct input to answer the question. Select a response, navigate to the desired input and insert the response. Responses can be selected and inserted using the space bar, enter key, left mouse button or touchpad. Responses can also be moved by dragging with a mouse.
The True Self Versus the Outward Self The New Beginnings of Seasonal Change
Question 4
A)Select the correct answer from the list.(1 point)
Most pieces of literature have multiple
that interact and build upon one another to give meaning to the text.
Question 5
A)What is one way readers can analyze the development of themes in a literary text?(1 point)
Responses

by researching common unifying or central ideas
by researching common unifying or central ideas

by defining key words and terms to promote understanding
by defining key words and terms to promote understanding

by looking for explicit messages from the author
by looking for explicit messages from the author

by studying the details and interactions of characters

Answer 1

Question 1:

What is a theme in literature?

Correct Response: a central idea conveyed by the author

Question 2:

Which phrase describes a theme suggested by the details in the passage?

Correct Response: hiding the true self

Question 3:

Drag each line from the passage to the developing theme it supports.

The True Self Versus the Outward Self:

• "She did not hear the story as many women have heard the same, with a paralyzed inability to accept its significance."
• "When the storm of grief had spent itself she went away to her room alone. She would have no one follow her."

The New Beginnings of Seasonal Change:

• "There stood, facing the open window, a comfortable, roomy armchair."
• "Into this she sank, pressed down by a physical exhaustion that haunted her body and seemed to reach into her soul."

Question 4:

Most pieces of literature have multiple ___ that interact and build upon one another to give meaning to the text.

Correct Response: themes

Question 5:

What is one way readers can analyze the development of themes in a literary text?

Correct Response: by studying the details and interactions of characters