![]() ![]() ALSO a significant or recurrent theme a motif. The dictionary definition of a trope is this: a figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression. Perhaps, even after saying that, you’re not familiar enough with the word to glean the full scope of its meaning. In any case, tropes are common and used practically everywhere there is human behaviour and expression. In a creative/ literary sense, you can use a trope poorly, or you can use a trope well. ![]() The quality and effect of tropes, like any tool, is dependent on the wielder. But that’s coming at it from a very narrow perspective. Some people tend to think of a trope as a negative thing a way to describe or categorize something overused or poorly presented. What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a trope? A figure of speech? A metaphor? A cliché? ![]()
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