1. Theme: a message/lesson about life or human nature Stated Theme: a message that is stated directed or is immediately obvious Implied Theme: a message that is not stated and must be inferred by the reader Recurring Theme: a theme that can be found in different texts, often the same time period or culture Universal Theme: a theme that is found throughout all of literature, in different cultures and in different time periods Onomatopoeia: the use of words whose sound echo their meanings THEME & ONOMATOPOEIA

2. Mom & Dad Are Home Slam! Slam! Go the car doors. Jangle! Jangle! Go the house keys. Jiggle! Jiggle! Go the keys in the door. Squeak! Goes the front door! Thump! Thump! That is me running down the stairs. Guess what? Mom and Dad are home!! ONOMATOPOEIA POEM EXAMPLE

3. The Game Clap! Clap! Stomp! Stomp! Swish! Swish! This is the way we get through Our games. The crowd shouts, Yahoo! The ball soars through the air. Then, bounce, bounce, bounce. The audience holds its breath. SWISH! The ball goes in; We win! ONOMATOPOEIA EXAMPLE

4. Pool Party Squeal! Kids are running everywhere. Running and Splash – Falling in the pool. The music plays – Stomp! Stomp! The children dance. Finally, the food is off the grill- Munch, munch, munch! ANOTHER ONOMATOPOEIA EXAMPLE