The phrase "a resonant theme" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a theme that has a strong emotional impact or significance, often resonating with the audience on a deeper level.
Example: "The novel explores a resonant theme of loss and redemption that lingers with the reader long after the last page."
Alternatives: "a powerful theme" or "an impactful theme".
Brooks is right to alight upon this passage: it's a magnificent expression of a resonant theme.
A resonant theme within the Buddhist religion is that of "acceptance".
The director, Lisa Peterson, is at a loss to find a compelling dramatic arc for a play that lacks focus and never settles on a resonant theme, unless it's the general idea of dishonesty and fraud that takes various forms in the characters' lives.
The plight of the shrinking middle class has been a resonant theme in the 2016 presidential campaign.
Both Beutner and Caruso suggest that the next mayor will need to be principally focused on the economy and jobs, a resonant theme as the region struggles to recover from recession.
Mr. Jeffs's lawyer told the jury the trial was really about that old conflict, and about the freedom of religion — a deeply resonant theme here.
George Kleinsinger's score captures both Tubby's humiliation, in the skittering laughs of the violins and derisive hooting of the trumpets, and his triumph when he sings a stirring, resonant theme all his own.
Escape from the collective is a particularly resonant theme for Chinese intellectuals like Gao, for status and power have always been conferred on Chinese scholars by the state -- typically a repressive one.
Impulse-control is an especially resonant theme in the current era of conflicts and cutbacks.
But it's an increasingly resonant theme in the broader world of politics and economics.
The story is a big one; it covers a long span of time, a long geographical stretch, and (by implication) a major modern American movement as well as a crucial and resonant theme in American history.
