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What is motif in literature?

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

In fact, almost every text commonly uses the literary device of the motif. A motifcan be almost anything: an idea, an object, a concept, a character archetype, the weather, a color, or even a statement. Motifs are used to establish a theme or a certain mood; they have a symbolic meaning.