2006-09-17 06:40:42 · 6 answers · asked by Wang 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
To foreshadow and the repeatment of the theme , chracter, phrase, and event
2006-09-17 06:42:33 · answer #1 · answered by JC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In music (or literature) a motif is a short recurring theme that is frequently repeated, developed, and evolved as a unifying element. One of the most famous examples would be the opening "bump-bump-bump-buuuuuuum" theme of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.
2006-09-17 13:45:13 · answer #2 · answered by Arrow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a "theme", kind of like if your mom has her kitchen decked out in apples, it has an "apple theme" or "motif".
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mo‧tif /moÊËtif/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[moh-teef] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., esp. in a literary, artistic, or musical work.
2. a distinctive and recurring form, shape, figure, etc., in a design, as in a painting or on wallpaper.
3. a dominant idea or feature: the profit motif of free enterprise.
2006-09-17 13:44:09 · answer #3 · answered by daddysboicub 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A motif is a recurring subject or theme, or the dominant idea in a literary, artistic, or musical work.
2006-09-17 13:43:23 · answer #4 · answered by killingwish 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Motif is the German word for motive. It refers to the main theme of a movie, book, play etcetera. Sometimes also referred to as Leitmotif, the main theme or what it all boils down to when you want to refer to what something (book, story, play) is all about.
2006-09-17 13:51:41 · answer #5 · answered by Wolfgang A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sound it out Mo-ti-f. Then you might know it
2006-09-17 13:52:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋