What is a key difference between a theme and a central idea?

a. a central idea is specific to a genre, such as epic poetry, while a theme is specific to a medium, such as written text.
b. a central idea is relatively neutral, while a theme makes some kind of moral point.
c. a central idea is a concept that a written work suggests, while a theme is a concept that it states directly.
d. a theme is shown by characterization or plot, while a central idea is shown by rhetoric or stated directly.

Read this excerpt from "we shall overcome." hundreds of thousands of people sang them. but sometimes, it was one lone person with a guitar. they sang in segregated bus stations, picket lines, freedom marches, concert stadiums, city squares, and videos. when injustice of oppression threatens, people sing protest songs to proclaim their resistance, publicize their cause, and encourage hope for a better future, based on this excerpt as an introductory paragraph, which of the following would you expect to read about in the article? different groups of people who were oppressed the ways that music brings diverse groups of people together similarities between historical movements that provided rights for groups of people different song styles throughout specific historical events

Has anyone taken the voices of modernism (1920s to 1940s) unit test? ? i really need read the following sentence. the cars passing by are filled with commuters. identify the present participle in the sentence. a. by b. are c. passing d. filled

Do you think that the american culture has defined what “normal” is and so our perception of chris mccandless is skewed based on that?