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The meaning or governing idea of a literary text is its:

ARhyme
BTone
CPlot
DTheme
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Theme
1. It is the text's thesis. 2. Events serve it rather than the reverse. 3. It is the theme. _Source: OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook, Chapter 16, Print or Textual Analysis._
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