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What's the difference between 'theme' and 'motif'?
'I've got it!' he said.
'Got what?'
'The theme. The connecting link. The motif.'
'For the book, you mean?'
(Chapter 4 - To Love and Be Wise, http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks08/0800551h.html#ch04)
Nov 27, 2015 5:22 PM
Answers · 3
" theme " is very common and used a lot. " Motif " is a word I and my friends have very very seldom used. It is very literal and used in literature.
November 27, 2015
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