Ok then, so far you have been told that the theme paper is the meat of the main course for the meal of college writing, and in order to excel in the process of education you must master the boundaries of the five paragraph dilemma. You must know how to use the knife and fork of discovery. To know the boundaries is to know style. Ok then, so you are well acquainted with the boundaries of the theme and have even picked up a few interesting techniques along the way. Maybe to express ideas about what lies beyond the theme you have to cross more boundaries.
Meaning looses all sense of subject importance.
Clarity is in the eyes of the beholders and you feel beholden to whomever said that. Words have a connoted meaning to the reader. Is communicating to the reader your goal or are you just trying to prove that borders can be crossed. One of your overfed cats stretches. Ok then, one small step for you, one giant leap for your understanding of boundaries.