Motif

Motif:

In literature, a motif is any recurring element that has symbolic significance. For example, it could be a thing, a place, or a statement. The green light in The Great Gatsby is a motif, as is the repeated statement, "My father said that the reason for living is getting ready to stay dead." in William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying.
In music, a motif is a perceivable or salient recurring fragment that may be used to construct the entirety or parts of complete melodies, themes, and even accompaniments. Distinguished from a musical figure.
In biochemistry, a motif is a recurring pattern in the sequence of nucleotides or amino acids — see sequence motif (a.k.a. DNA motif) or structural motif (a.k.a. Protein motif).
A graphical user interface toolkit — see Motif (widget toolkit).
An abstract concept motif in algebraic geometry.

Motif is not a synonym for theme.

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