Vocabulary Mnemonics

Motif: (n) theme or pattern; a dominant idea (in literature)

“Genetics is a common motif in Michael Crichton novels.”

“The boy’s bedroom had a dinosaur motif.”

Mnemonic: Imagine a portrait of Moe from the Simpsons. Give him some big “teef,” or teeth. Put this portrait all over your house. You’ve given the house a “Moe Teef motif.”