narrativeMotif
P54524
predicate
Indicates a recurring thematic element, pattern, or situation that appears across one or more narratives and helps structure or convey their underlying meanings.
All labels observed (14)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| storyThemeInvolvement | 97 |
| narrativeMotif canonical | 54 |
| narrativePattern | 13 |
| mythicMotif | 8 |
| narrativeThemeAssociated | 8 |
| typicalStoryElements | 7 |
| commonNarrativeTheme | 5 |
| hasFairyTaleMotif | 4 |
| relatedMythologicalMotif | 3 |
| typicalStoryThemes | 3 |
| mythologicalMotive | 2 |
| storyMotif | 2 |
| narrativeElementsReusedIn | 1 |
| typicalThemeInStories | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: narrativeMotif
Generated description
Indicates a recurring thematic element, pattern, or situation that appears across one or more narratives and helps structure or convey their underlying meanings.
Sample triples (208)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Art Weingartner | fear of strange neighbors via predicate surface "storyThemeInvolvement" ⓘ |
| Sally Sparrow | Causality loop via predicate surface "storyThemeInvolvement" ⓘ |
| Sally Sparrow |
Paradox Machine
via predicate surface "storyThemeInvolvement"
ⓘ
surface form:
Paradox
|
| Kitty Murray | supernatural mystery via predicate surface "storyThemeInvolvement" ⓘ |
| Kitty Murray | gothic horror via predicate surface "storyThemeInvolvement" ⓘ |
| Tom Doniphon | myth of the American West via predicate surface "storyThemeInvolvement" ⓘ |
| Tom Doniphon | conflict between law and violence via predicate surface "storyThemeInvolvement" ⓘ |
| Tom Doniphon | personal sacrifice via predicate surface "storyThemeInvolvement" ⓘ |
| Dr. Alex Hesse | gender roles via predicate surface "storyThemeInvolvement" ⓘ |
| Dr. Alex Hesse | parenthood via predicate surface "storyThemeInvolvement" ⓘ |
| Dr. Alex Hesse | scientific ethics via predicate surface "storyThemeInvolvement" ⓘ |
|
Kalaha-priya (one who delights in quarrels)
surface form:
Kalaha-priya
|
creative conflict ⓘ |
|
Kalaha-priya (one who delights in quarrels)
surface form:
Kalaha-priya
|
divinely guided quarrel ⓘ |
| Jack Starks | time travel via predicate surface "storyThemeInvolvement" ⓘ |
| Jack Starks | memory loss via predicate surface "storyThemeInvolvement" ⓘ |
| Jack Starks | mental illness via predicate surface "storyThemeInvolvement" ⓘ |
| Ghost (sealing schooner) | brutality at sea via predicate surface "narrativeThemeAssociated" ⓘ |
| Ghost (sealing schooner) | survival via predicate surface "narrativeThemeAssociated" ⓘ |
| Ghost (sealing schooner) | power and authority via predicate surface "narrativeThemeAssociated" ⓘ |
| Ghost (sealing schooner) | individualism vs. morality via predicate surface "narrativeThemeAssociated" ⓘ |
| Endymion | lover visited in sleep by a goddess ⓘ |
| Miloš Kobilić | heroic self-sacrifice ⓘ |
| Miloš Kobilić | loyalty to prince and homeland ⓘ |
| World Turtle | World Elephant via predicate surface "relatedMythologicalMotif" ⓘ |
| World Turtle | cosmic serpent via predicate surface "relatedMythologicalMotif" ⓘ |
| World Turtle | world tree via predicate surface "relatedMythologicalMotif" ⓘ |
|
Narakasura Vadha (slaying of Narakasura)
surface form:
Narakasura Vadha
|
demon king oppressing gods and humans ⓘ |
|
Narakasura Vadha (slaying of Narakasura)
surface form:
Narakasura Vadha
|
boons leading to arrogance ⓘ |
|
Narakasura Vadha (slaying of Narakasura)
surface form:
Narakasura Vadha
|
divine intervention to restore dharma ⓘ |
|
beauty and the beast
surface form:
Beauty and the Beast
|
ATU 425C The Beauty and the Beast via predicate surface "narrativePattern" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Queen of Lydia | hero in servitude to a woman ⓘ |
| Queen of Lydia | reversal of master–slave relationship ⓘ |
| Sabrina (1995 film) | Cinderella-like story ⓘ |
| Dylan George | corporate control via predicate surface "storyThemeInvolvement" ⓘ |
| Dylan George | identity via predicate surface "storyThemeInvolvement" ⓘ |
| Dylan George | surveillance via predicate surface "storyThemeInvolvement" ⓘ |
| Ullambana Festival | Maudgalyāyana rescuing his mother from hell via predicate surface "mythicMotif" ⓘ |
| Thasus | search for abducted Europa ⓘ |
| May Daly | romantic confusion via predicate surface "storyThemeInvolvement" ⓘ |
| May Daly | fantasy versus reality via predicate surface "storyThemeInvolvement" ⓘ |
| May Daly | class and glamour via predicate surface "storyThemeInvolvement" ⓘ |
| Jeff Bailey | fatalism via predicate surface "storyThemeInvolvement" ⓘ |
| Jeff Bailey | romantic betrayal via predicate surface "storyThemeInvolvement" ⓘ |
| Jeff Bailey | inescapable past via predicate surface "storyThemeInvolvement" ⓘ |
|
valuable pig Empress of Blandings
surface form:
Empress of Blandings
|
pig-napping plots ⓘ |
|
valuable pig Empress of Blandings
surface form:
Empress of Blandings
|
rivalry over prize pigs ⓘ |
| Stephen McNally as Dutch Henry Brown | revenge via predicate surface "storyThemeInvolvement" ⓘ |
| Stephen McNally as Dutch Henry Brown | brotherAgainstBrother via predicate surface "storyThemeInvolvement" ⓘ |
| Stephen McNally as Dutch Henry Brown | obsessionOverAWeapon via predicate surface "storyThemeInvolvement" ⓘ |
| The Return of Super Fly (unproduced script) | New Jack City via predicate surface "narrativeElementsReusedIn" NERFINISHED ⓘ |