Burden and Theme

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Burden noun - A mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported.

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Theme is a synonym for burden in chorus topic. In some cases you can use "Theme" instead a noun "Burden".

Nearby Words: burdened, burdensome, burdening

Theme noun - A major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition).

Usage example: this dance piece deals with the timeless themes of birth and death

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Burden is a synonym for theme in idea topic. You can use "Burden" instead a noun "Theme", if it concerns topics such as gist, chorus.

Nearby Word: thematic

old	old burden	old theme
full	full burden	full theme
particular	particular burden	particular theme
complete	complete burden	complete theme
Other adjectives: heavy, actual, real, constant, huge, dark, main, unique, major, military, impossible.

White Man's Burden: One of the main themes; the author of the original short story also coined the term in another of his works, and examining it was a big theme in Kipling's work generally.

Source: Film / The Man Who Would Be King
The theme also appears in songs that don't follow this naming convention, such as "Burden of Truth" and "The Burdened".

Source: Leitmotif / Video Games
The ad was widely panned for its White Man's Burden theme and was immediately pulled.

Source: Unfortunate Implications

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