Answer: Theme is the moral of the story/message the author is trying to convey.
Explanation:
Here are the answers for the following phrases as to what figure of speech it is.
1. purring kitten --> <span>onomatopoeia
2.</span><span> playing people passed the pond --> </span><span>alliteration
3. </span><span>I know that goat --> odor</span><span>assonance
4. </span>He looked at his totaled bicycle and saidcalmly, "It's just a scratch." --> <span>understatement
5. </span>Although the monarchy lacks formal power, he still respects the crown --> <span>metonymy
6. </span>My computer is moody this morning. --> <span>personification
7. </span>"Son, that finger painting is a masterpiece!" --> <span>hyperbole
8. </span>"This is wonderful," he said while looking at his totaled bicycle. --> <span>irony
9. </span>Her smile is a breath of fresh air --> <span>metaphor
10. H</span><span>is disposition is as light as a marshmallow. --></span> simile
FALSE a myth is a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero without a determinable basis of fact or a natural <span>explanation</span>
