Sample sentences for the GRE study word motif

1. motif, motive -- (a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration)
2. motif, motive -- (a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music)
3. theme, motif -- (a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme")