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Theme Analysis Template

You may use this template to write your theme analysis paragraph. You do not have to use the exact

words that are in the template; adjust it to meet your needs. The template provides a very basic theme

analysis format. I hope that when you are more familiar with the assignment, you will develop your

own style, while still including the basic required information.

The theme of ___________________________________________ is _________________________

(Title of story, with quotes or underlined, as appropriate)

__________________________________________________________________________________

(Your idea for the theme; a sentence, not just a word)

One event that shows this theme is ______________________________________________________

)

(Describe a scene in the story that shows the theme

__________________________________________________________________________________

This shows the theme because __________________________________________________________

(Explain how the example you just gave proves your theme idea)

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Another place in the story that supports this theme is ________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

(Describe another scene that shows the theme)

__________________________________________________________________________________

In this scene, the theme is shown because ________________________________________________

(Explain how the example you just gave proves your theme idea)

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

As you can see ______________________________________________________________________

(Conclusion)

__________________________________________________________________________________.

Theme Analysis Template