What is theme? poetry that doesn’t follow the rules of a particular poetic template a poetic technique in which one line is carried onto the next a statement about an abstract idea expressed in a work of art writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning

Theme is a statement about an abstract idea expressed in a work of art.

Explanation:

When any work of literature is made or written, there will always be a central theme underlying within the story. Even if there is no central theme, there will at least be a hint of a simple theme in it. Themes are the underlying focus or aim of the literary works. And it is these themes that readers and others will be able to understand the idea behind the making or writing of the story or poem or anything. In short, a theme of any literary work of art is a statement about the abstract idea in a work of art.

the sentence does not violate the phrase structure second rule (introduced by noam chomsky) because noun phrases consist of a determiner such as a, the or every, and a noun. in the sentence, the noun phrase the cake includes a determiner (the) and a noun (cake).

on the other hand, the first rule indicates that a sentence encloses a noun phrase, followed by a verb phrase. the example sentence can be analysed as follows:

john (n) + ate (v) + the (det) + cake (n).

what is the context here? we need to know what story you're talking about : )