Defense or Attracting Mates

Motivation

The reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way

The general desire or willingness of someone to do something

Motive

A reason for doing something, especially one that is hidden or not obvious

In art, literature, or music, a motif
Producing physical or mechanical motion
Causing or being the reason for something

Motif

A decorative design or pattern

A distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition
A short succession of notes producing a single impression, a brief melodic or rhythmic formula out of which longer passages are developed

Leitmotif

A recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition, associated with a particular person, idea, or situation

An often repeated word, phrase, image, or theme in a literary work
Leit – lead, Motif – motive

Theme

The subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person’s thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic

The first major constituent of a clause, indicating the subject-matter, typically being the subject but optionally other constituents, as in “poor, he is not”
An idea that recurs in or pervades a work of art or literature
A prominent or frequently recurring melody or group of notes in a composition

Melody

A sequence of single notes that is musically satisfying

Musically satisfying sequence of notes collectively
The principle part in harmonized music and songs

Song

A short poem or other set of words set to music or meant to be sung

Singing or vocal music, a musical composition suggestive of a song
The musical phrases uttered by some birds, whales, and insects, typically forming a recognizable and repeated sequence and used chiefly for territorial defense or for attracting mates

My My

Connected

You are Love

I am Peace

 

Robert

2015