Below are samples of our popular Theme and Symbolism (formerly, Symbolism and Motif) Thesaurus. For the completely developed and enhanced thesaurus, please visit One Stop For Writers, where it has a permanent place within our vast Descriptive Thesaurus Database.
What is a Theme and Symbolism Thesaurus?
- A Fall From Grace
- A Quest for Knowledge
- Alienation
- Beauty
- Bondage/Enslavement
- Borders and Barriers
- Coming of Age
- Crossroads & Choices
- Danger
- Depression
- Death
- Deception
- Doomsday
- Evil
- Family
- Freedom
- Friendship/Camaraderie
- Health
- Hope
- Illness
- Instability & Turmoil
- Isolation
- Knowledge
- Loss
- Love/Affection
- Mystery
- Ordered/Organization
- Passage of Time
- Peace/Harmony
- Perseverance
- Pride
- Purity
- Religion
- Sacrifice
- Safety or Refuge
- Suffering
- Superstition: Bad Luck
- Superstition: Good Luck
- Teamwork
- Transformation & Change
- Unity
- Violence
- Vulnerability
- Wealth
There are THIRTY additional entries available at One Stop For Writers, including Beginnings, Betrayals, Disorder, Endings, Greed, Inflexibility, Innocence, Journeys, Obstacles, Rebellion, Recognition, Rite of Passage, Stagnation, and Vanity
View our other Descriptive Thesaurus Collections HERE.
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