Phrases recur in them like literary motifs.

Besides its musical performances, the work has many literary motifs.

Many accounts concerning Eystein in later sagas are characterized by literary motifs, and have little value as sources on his life.

In science fiction, fantasy and women's literature, this literary motif is occasionally taken further, with literal transformation of a character from male to female or vice versa.

The literary motif itself is common throughout the world, notably in the Muslim literature of South Asia, such as Urdu ghazals.

But it must be treated with caution, as the interference of literary motifs lessens its value as historical evidence.

Yet she does not want to reduce it to a mere literary motif expressing metaphorically a psychological or moral need.

A recurring literary motif that occurs in Gen. 1-8, is the bond between Adam and the earth ("adamah").

The episode has been critically examined for its use of literary motifs, its unique structure, and the overriding themes of racism and alienation.

The episode contains literary motifs, which have been studied.