Question

A single word that describes the central topic a text deals with is called?

Answer 1

Answer:

b) Theme.

Explanation:

In any work of literature, be it fiction or non fiction, there will always be an underlying motive for why it had been written. Also, the text will contain what ideas or topic that it wants to address or deal with.

And this central topic that it deals with is also known as the theme of the whole text or passage. Themes include the issues or the main idea of the whole text, thereby becoming the governing idea of why the work is written. The theme of any story will reveal what the whole story is all about and will make the reader understand the underlying reasons for why it has been written.

Answer 2

The answer is b) Theme