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mafiozo [28]
3 years ago
6

Can you elaborate on the reason an author would use a motif

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Sav [38]3 years ago
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<span>to create a recurring image or theme within the text</span>
GalinKa [24]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

The motif is a recurring narrative element with symbolic significance. If you spot a symbol, concept, or plot structure that surfaces repeatedly in the text, you’re probably dealing with a motif. Motifs must be related to the central idea of the work and they always end up reinforcing the author’s overall message.

Since they’re repeated throughout a text, motifs are also traceable. It might be useful to think of them as a trail of clues that the author purposefully leaves behind. The author plants these breadcrumbs so that the reader can better work out the ideas behind the work — and its overarching point

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