theme

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theme

Summary

theme is a literary element[1]. theme draws 1,971 Wikipedia views per month (literary_element category, ranking #8 of 20).[2]

Key Facts

  • theme's instance of is recorded as literary element[3].
  • theme's instance of is recorded as specialized term[4].
  • theme is a type of artistic theme[5].
  • theme's said to be the same as is recorded as artistic theme[6].
  • theme's said to be the same as is recorded as topic[7].
  • theme's said to be the same as is recorded as stoff[8].
  • theme's facet of is recorded as buzzword[9].
  • theme's facet of is recorded as text linguistics[10].
  • theme's described by source is recorded as Helsinki Term Bank for the Arts and Sciences[11].
  • theme's described by source is recorded as Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[12].
  • theme's different from is recorded as Thema[13].
  • theme's different from is recorded as Tema[14].
  • theme's different from is recorded as Theme[15].
  • theme's different from is recorded as Teema[16].
  • theme's different from is recorded as topic[17].
  • theme's different from is recorded as theme[18].
  • theme's different from is recorded as topic[19].
  • theme's different from is recorded as Tema[20].
  • theme's studied by is recorded as literary criticism[21].
  • theme's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Narration[22].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include literary element[3] and specialized term[4]. theme is a type of artistic theme[5].

Influence

Things named for theme include The Theme[23], a film[24], directed by Gleb Panfilov[25].

Why It Matters

theme draws 1,971 Wikipedia views per month (literary_element category, ranking #8 of 20).[2] theme has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] theme is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Entities named for theme include The Theme[23], a film[24], directed by Gleb Panfilov[25].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). theme. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/theme
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · DeltaBot bot · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Thema, Tema, Theme +5
    Instance of → literary element, specialized term
    Facet of → buzzword, text linguistics
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q12400991 */"
  2. 14d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → themes-motives
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: themes-motives, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289969754|themes motives (#289969754)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's "
  3. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → artistic theme, topic, stoff
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Studied by → literary criticism
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 3405, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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