Trope

Related Terms:

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Definitions:

Noun

trope figure of speech figure image

Definition: language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

Definition: Something recurring across a genre or type of art or literature, such as the ‘mad scientist’ of horror movies or the use of the phrase ‘once upon a time’ as an introduction to fairy tales; a motif.

Verb

Definition: To use, or embellish something with, a trope.