Which two statements best define a theme of a poem? . a. a theme is a main topic that a poem emphasizes.. b. a theme is a statement about a subject of a poem.. c. a theme is the imagery that evokes emotion in a poem.. d. a theme is a poet’s message to readers through a poem.

The correct answers are A and D.

A theme is the main message of a literary work, be it a poem, a novel, or a play. What the author is trying to convey, as well as what the main topic is, makes the theme of that particular literary work. The feelings and opinions you are left with after reading it makes you think about the theme of that work.

gilgamesh is an epic hero from birth, as he's brought to the world by the hand of several gods who shaped him with the goal of saving humanity. there's a passage from the text that reads "the glorious sun shamash bestowed upon him glory; adad the terrible god of storms bestowed upon him courage. the great gods perfected his magnificence beyond all others, terrible like the great wild bull". this is a great example that show some of the super-human qualities that the gods gave gilgamesh upon his birth.

as gilgamesh grows he has to face many challenges that put his heroism to task. the courage he displays along the way, prove that he's ready to live up to the godly qualities brought upon him. at one point he has to overcome a wild beast by the name of hubamba "whose roar is a flood, whose mouth is fire, whose breath is death", as the text reads. the actions taken by gilgamesh, beating the beast with the use of his super-human force, examplify why he shoud be thought of as an epic hero.

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