trope

troʊp

Definition

Definition of trope - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

literature

TECH.

recurring theme or motif in art or literature

TECH.

The hero's journey is a common trope in stories.

motif

theme

rhetoric

TECH.

figure of speech with nonliteral meaning

TECH.

Metaphors are a type of trope used in poetry.

figure

metaphor

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Expressions with trope

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tired trope

overused theme or device in storytelling

The movie was full of tired tropes, making it predictable.

lampshade a trope

draw attention to a trope

The show lampshades a trope to make the audience aware of it.

Origin of trope

Greek, tropos (turn, direction)

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mad scientist

fictional trope

eccentric or obsessive scientist often depicted as pursuing dangerous or unethical experiments

lampshade a trope

literature

draw attention to a trope

Examples of trope in a sentence

Love triangles are a popular trope in romance novels.
Irony is another trope often used in literature.
The trope of the hero's journey is common in films.

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French:trope, figure de style, ...
German:Tropus, ...
Italian:topos, tropo, ...
Spanish:tropo, figura retórica, ...
Portuguese:motivo recorrente, tropo, ...
Chinese:主题, 修辞手法, ...
Japanese:トロープ, 修辞技法, ...
Arabic:ثِيمَة, مَجاز, ...
Hebrew:טְרוֹפּ, פִּיגוּרָה רֶטוֹרִית, ...
Russian:троп, фигура речи, ...
Ukrainian:троп, ...
Hindi:रूपांक, अलंकार, ...
Bengali:ট্রোপ, অলঙ্কার, ...
Catalan:trop, figura retòrica, ...
Czech:motiv, figura, ...
Danish:trope, ...
Dutch:stijlfiguur, troop, ...
Greek:μοτίβο, σχήμα λόγου, ...
Hungarian:toposz, szóalakzat, ...
Khmer:មូលបទ, អលង្ការវោហារ, ...
Korean:전형, 비유, ...
Persian:تم, تروپ, ...
Polish:motyw, trop, ...
Portuguese (BR):motivo recorrente, tropo, ...
Romanian:motiv, trop, ...
Swedish:trope, trop, ...
Thai:มุขเรื่อง, โวหาร, ...
Turkish:tema, trop, ...
Vietnamese:mô típ, biện pháp tu từ, ...

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Definition of trope - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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