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 * Definition:: ** an idea that recurs in or pervades a work of art or literature

Origin:: Middle English: via Old French from Latin


 * See also:: **

Definition taken from oxforddictionaries.com.


 * Examples ** from text:

1) The first example is from "Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin. One of the main themes of the story is freedom. The wife in the story even says the word free. "When she abandoned herself a little whispered word escaped er slightly parted lips. She said it over and over under her breath: 'free, free, free!'" Pg. 6 BOT

2) Another example is from "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" by Joss Whedon. One of the main themes in this story is love. Dr. Horrible loves penny and tries to get to talk to her and get her to notice him, but in the end she is tragically killed.

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