All 3 Uses
theme
in
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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- He is always making mix tapes for my sister with very specific themes. One was called "Autumn Leaves."
p. 10.6 *themes = an idea that is unifying or recurrent
- He was the boy that made mix tapes with themes and hand-colored covers until he hit my sister and stopped crying.†
p. 11.7
- I already have the songs picked and a theme.†
p. 61.7
Definitions:
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(1)
(theme as in: theme of the novel) a basic idea that underlies what is being said or done -- especially in a literary or artistic work
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(2)
(theme as in: musical theme) the initial or primary melody of a musical composition
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(as in "theme song") music that is most repeated in a film, television series, or other theatrical production -
(3)
(theme as in: wrote a 2-page theme on my summer) an essay written by a student
(This sense of theme is much rarer in recent decades than in the past.) - (4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)