BabelNet

bn:00056025n

Noun Concept

Categories: Theme, Literary concepts, Literary motifs, Narrative units

theme motif narrative motif leitwortstil literary motif

A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work WordNet 3.0

Definitions

Examples

Relations

Sources

A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In contemporary literary studies, a theme is a central topic, subject, or message within a narrative. Wikipedia

A motif is any distinctive feature or idea that recurs across a story; often, it helps develop other narrative elements such as theme or mood. Wikipedia

The unifying subject or idea of the type of visual work Wikipedia Disambiguation

Any recurring element in a story that has symbolic significance or the reason behind actions Wikipedia Disambiguation

Literary term; any recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story Wikidata

A recurring or dominant element. OmegaWiki

A recurring or dominant element; a theme. Wiktionary

Recurring or dominant element; a theme. Wiktionary (translation)

A recurring idea; a motif. Wiktionary

Recurring idea. Wiktionary (translation)

It was the usual `boy gets girl' theme WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

See how the artist repeats the scroll motif throughout the work? Wiktionary

IS A

PART OF

HAS KIND

Motif-Index of Folk-Literature

HAS INSTANCE

sex and sexuality in speculative fiction

+44 relations

DERIVATION

thematic

DESCRIBED BY SOURCE

Helsinki term bank for the arts and sciences

DIFFERENT FROM

FACET OF

STUDIED BY

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

theme, motif

Wikipedia

motif (narrative), theme (narrative)

Wikidata

narrative motif, theme

Wiktionary

motif, theme

OmegaWiki

motif

Wikipedia Redirections

leitwortstil, literary motif, literary theme, Motif (literature), narrative theme, thematic patterning, Theme (arts), Theme Statement, Theme Statements

Wikidata Alias

motif, narrative theme