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RMS Lit Ch 3 (HOLT)
RMS Literary Vocabulary Chapter 3 (HOLT)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| theme | a truth about life that a story is expressing such "big issues" as friendship, revenge, or love which can be stated in a sentence |
| subject | what the story is about in a word or two |
| image | language that appeals to our senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell. |
| generalizations | a broad conclusion one can draw from sseveral examples of evidence |
| recurring themes | truths or ideas that occur over and over again in many stories from different times, different places |