Motif Explained

Generally, a motif is a recurring element or theme in a work of art or media.

Motif may refer to:

General concepts

Motif (chess composition), an element of a move in the consideration of its purpose
Motif (folkloristics), a recurring element that creates recognizable patterns in folklore and folk-art traditions
Motif (music), a salient recurring fragment or succession of notes
Motif (narrative), any recurring element in a story that has symbolic significance or the reason behind actions
Motif (textile arts), a recurring element or fragment that, when joined, creates a larger work
Motif (visual arts), a repeated theme or pattern

Sequence motif, a sequence pattern of nucleotides in a DNA sequence or amino acids in a protein
Short linear motif, a stretch of protein sequence that mediates protein–protein interaction
Structural motif, a pattern in a protein structure formed by the spatial arrangement of amino acids