thematic link

Meaning

1. 1nouncountable

   a connection between things because they share the same subject or idea

   Grammar: Countable, so you can say 'a thematic link' or 'thematic links'; often followed by 'between' or 'to'.

   Patterns

   • a thematic link between something and something
   • establish a thematic link
   • have a thematic link to something

   The teacher asked us to find a thematic link between the two poems.

   There is a clear thematic link between the novel's title and its ending.

   The exhibition creates a thematic link between modern art and ancient myths.

Word forms

Common combinations

a clear thematic link

The essay points out a clear thematic link between the two stories.

establish a thematic link

The author establishes a thematic link between childhood and memory.

thematic link between

We discussed the thematic link between the film and the painting.

draw a thematic link

The critic draws a thematic link between the two novels.

Synonyms and how they differ

connection

More general and less formal; it can be about any kind of link, not only a shared theme.

parallel

Suggests two things develop in a similar way, often used for plots or lives rather than ideas.

motif

A repeated image or idea in a work, not the link between two works.

Word family

theme noun

the main subject or idea of a book, film, or discussion

thematic adjective

relating to the theme of something

thematically adverb

in a way that relates to the theme

Commonly confused: thematic link or thematic map?

Practice

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