Jessie Pope: War Poetry

Could you tell me the motif and theme in War girls by Jessie Pope, please. I am a bit confused between theme and motif. Thanks !

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Freedom or the act of being "uncaged" is a motif in the poem. The girls in “War Girls” are “no longer caged” as they can do the jobs that were by tradition for the boys who have gone to contest in war. The exit of the boys uncages the girls and sanctions them to seal in the gaps left by the boys.

Note, a motif is actually a theme, a recurring theme within the text.

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War Girls