Select the correct answer.

A theme is most commonly revealed through a text's treatment of what essential story element?

A. mood

B. figurative devices

C. conflict

D. pacing

C. Conflict

A theme is most commonly revealed through a text's treatment of conflict.

Explanation:

A theme is the central idea or moral of the literary work. Themes are critical beliefs about life or human experiences in society. A literary work may have more than one themes, but usually there is one major theme and more minor ones.

Conflict is the struggle of characters against opposing forces e. g fear, hate, anger, fate, disease, society etc.

An author reveals the theme by presenting different characters' response in the face of internal and/or external conflicts. Authors also use many other literary devices and techniques such as plot, setting, symbols, mood to develop a theme. But it is mostly through text's treatment of conflicts.