Motif

Life Style / Painting / Motif: A term meaning 'subject'. Flowers or roses can be a motif.
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Motif Verb Synonyms: theme, idea, topic, subject, concept, leitmotif, pattern, figure, refrain, device, ornament, decoration, element, convention
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Leit-Motif

Entertainment / Literature / Leit-Motif: From the German term for 'lead motif,' a leit-motif originally was coined by Hans von Wolzuegen to designate a musical theme associated with a particular object, character, or emotion. For instance, t MORE

Folkloric Motifs

Entertainment / Literature / Folkloric Motifs: Recurring patterns of imagery or narrative that appear in folklore and folktales. Common folkloric motifs include the wise old man mentoring the young warrior, the handsome prince rescuing the damsel MORE

Temptation Motif

Entertainment / Literature / Temptation Motif: A motif in which one of the protagonist's primary struggles is the conflict between his or her sense of (1) personal honor and ethics and (2) his or her personal desires, ambitions, or wickedness. Bib MORE

Frankenstein Motif

Entertainment / Literature / Frankenstein Motif: A motif in which a created being turns upon its creator in what seems to be an inevitable fashion. The term comes from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, a nineteenth-century novel in which Victor Frankenst MORE

Ubi Sunt Motif

Entertainment / Literature / Ubi Sunt Motif: A literary motif dealing with the transience of life. The name comes from a longer Latin phrase, 'Ubi sunt qui ante nos fuerent?' [Where are those who were before us?], a phrase that begins several me MORE

Leitmotif

Entertainment / Music / Leitmotif: Leading motive, or basic recurring theme, representing a person, object or idea, commonly used in Wagner's operas. MORE