For example, a writer may choose a subject of war for his story, and the theme may be his personal opinion that war is a curse for humanity. Usually, it is up to the readers to explore the theme of a literary work by analyzing characters, plot, and other literary devices.
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In the short story "An Uncomfortable Bed" by Guy de Maupassant, the speaker is greeted by his friends who are known for pranks, and their behavior was suspicious to him. He was so certain that they were going to prank him, that he anticipated it the entire day, taking so many precautions that it led to the comedic end; by avoiding the prank, he fell for it.
<span>An example of a sentence that uses both the words 'drawbacks' and 'counterpoint' might be one relating to music, for example 'a drawback can be heard within the melody due to a miscommunication in the counterpoint'.
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