Glossary

The theme of a poem is its meaning--the moral or a lesson the author wants us to learn about life. A theme isn't "love" or "peace." A theme would be something like:

If you really love something, you will let it go.

or

Peace is more important than winning.

Also, the theme must be supported by evidence from the poem.  The poem might mean something different to you than someone else, but you need to be able to explain your interpretation using examples from the text.