Motif
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No, repetition is a literary device very similar to a motif, which is a recurring important idea or image.
Motif - a usually recurring salient thematic element
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motif is a recurring theme, idea or subject often in literary works or music
The literary device you are referring to is called a motif. A motif is a recurring element that has symbolic significance and contributes to the overall theme of a literary work.
motif; allusion
a literary genre that uses such devices as figurative language, rhyme, imagery, and prose to convey an idea or theme
The literary term that describes "birds of a feather flock together" is an idiom. This expression conveys the idea that people with similar characteristics or interests tend to associate with one another.
A story's the central idea or concept is a theme. A story with the idea that sacrifice ensures success would have a theme of sacrifice leading to success.
a literary genre that uses such devices an figurative language, rhyme, imagery, and prose to convey an idea or theme
a literary genre that uses such devices as figurative language, rhyme, imagery, and prose to convey an idea or theme
1. A Leitmotif in music is a recurring melodic phrase used to suggest a character, thing, or idea. It accompanies each reappearance of a particular character, or its sounding may suggest a particular allusion, situation or theme in the background. 2. In the literary sense, a Leitmotif may be an often repeated image in a literary work.