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A motif is a recurring symbol which takes on a figurative meaning. We see them in books, films, and poems. In fact, almost every text commonly uses the literary device of the motif. A motif can be almost anything: an idea, an object, a concept, a character archetype, the weather, a color, or even a statement.
motive-a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music. motif. melodic theme, musical theme, theme, idea - (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; the theme is announced in the first measures; the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it.. An emotion, desire, physiological need, or similar impulse that acts as an incitement to action. 2. (mÅâ²tÄ­v, mÅ-tÄvâ²) A motif in art, literature, or music. adj. 1. Causing or able to cause motion: motive power. 2.