What does this mean: "What is the theme of the poem?"?

Question: What does this mean: "What is the theme of the poem!?"!?

What is "The theme" really!? Is it the message, or the story of the poem or what exactly please!? thanks :]Www@QuestionHome@Com

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I'll have to disagree especially with the first answer here!. Theme is distinct from story!. The story refers to what happens: for example, in this poem a flower opens!. The theme refers to the broader and more abstract significance of the story: for example, the opening flower suggests a poem whose theme is renewed life!. More generally, theme refers to the set of concerns or ideas communicated by a literary work, rather than the "action" or events in that work!.

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It means what the story is about, and what the message is!. What you are trying to get across to the audience!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It means what is the poem about!. What is it's story and message!.Www@QuestionHome@Com