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MOTIF: a dominant idea in a novel, or a story, or in any literary based writing.

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Motif-design or pattern

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Motif
-a decorative design or pattern.
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A motif is a decorative design or pattern. In the story one motif is when she writes in her journal she always starts off with a date and then says hello friend.

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mo·tif

mōˈtēf/

noun

1. a decorative design or pattern.

1. "T-shirts featuring spiral motifs"

2. synonyms: | design, pattern, decoration, figure, shape, device, emblem, ornament"a colorful tulip motif"

in i thought my soul would rise and fly it is a diary motif

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Motif-a distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition. When I read a poem named "The Deadly Eye" which the eye represented death

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I can't put my finger bone one right this moment

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some motifs in a movie i watched would be, i guess the last movie that i watched was like some john of a movie idk but.......

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Motif: a distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition. I can not think of any that I saw in a movie or in a novel I read

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A motif is a decorative design or pattern. I don't know any books or movies with motifs in it.

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a decorative design or pattern.

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a distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition.

"the nautical motif of his latest novel"

synonyms: | theme, idea, concept, subject, topic, leitmotif, element; through line"a recurring motif in her work"........the novel we are reading today can be called motif for it concept of the way patsy thinks after the end of what it seemed an enteral ownership of the slaves......~Ta`miyea🌹

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Motif Definition

Motif is an object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work.

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A motif is a literary term that is an idea, object, or concept that repeats itself throughout a text. Example #t di1

In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, we find a recurring motif of incest accompanied by incestuous desires of some characters. Laertes speaks to his sister Ophelia in a way that is sexually explicit. Hamlet shows obsession for Gertrude’s sexual life with Claudius has an underlying tone of an incestuous desire. Besides, there is a motif of hatred for women that Hamlet experiences in his relationship with Gertrude and Ophelia. Hamlet expresses his disgust for women in Scene 2 of Act I:

“Frailty, thy name is woman”

Example #2

In Mark Twain’s “The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn”, we see several motifs that support the central idea of the narrative. The motif of childhood gives the novel a lighter tone and makes it enjoyable to read despite its grave central idea i.e. slavery and racism. Both Huck and Tom are young and flexible enough to undergo a moral education and thus are more open-minded than adults. Another obvious motif in the narrative is superstitions. Jim appears silly to believe in all sorts of signs and omens but interestingly predicts the coming event.

Example #3

Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” has a motif of observation and eavesdropping. Marlow, the protagonist, gets information about the world either by observing his surroundings or listening to the conversation of others. Similarly, there is another evident motif of a comparison between the exterior and the interior. Initially, Marlow is a person who keenly observes things and people from the surface but as he continues his journey into the heart of darkness, he gains an insight into his deeper nature as well as that of others.

Example #4

The central idea of the co-existence of good and evil in Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mocking Bird” is supported by several motifs. Lee strengthens the atmosphere by a motif of Gothic details i.e. recurrent images of gloomy and haunted settings, supernatural events, full moon etc. Another motif in the narrative is the small town life of Maycomb, which depicts goodness and pleasantness in life.

Function of Motif

Along with presenting a prevailing theme, writers include several motifs in their literary works as reinforcements. Motifs contribute in developing the major theme of a literary work and help readers to comprehend the underlying messages that writers intend to communicate to them.

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A motif - a decorative design or pattern. I don't think I have watched any movies or books which motifs.

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For literary, from the dictionary :a distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition.

"the nautical motif of his latest novel"

synonyms: | theme, idea, concept, subject, topic, leitmotif, element; through line"a recurring motif in her work"
I can think of some I believe.

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A motif is a decorative design or pattern, a distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition, or a short succession of notes producing a single impression; a brief melodic or rhythmic formula out of which longer passages are developed. I cannot think of any in novels or films, at least right now.
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A motif is a decorative design or pattern. In Literary work, a motif can be seen as an image, sound, action or other figures that have a symbolic significance and contributes toward the development of theme.
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