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Pun or paronomasia - A form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term, or of similar-sounding words. Antanaclasis – The stylistic trope of repeating a single word, but with a different meaning each time; antanaclasis is a common type of pun, and like other kinds of pun, it is often found in slogans.
Trope denotes figurative and metaphorical language and one which has been used in various technical senses. The term trope derives from the Greek τρόπος (tropos), "a turn, a change", [1] related to the root of the verb τρέπειν (trepein), "to turn, to direct, to alter, to change"; [2] this means that the term is used metaphorically to denote, among other things, metaphorical language.
Tropes (from Greek trepein, 'to turn') change the general meaning of words. An example of a trope is irony, which is the use of words to convey the opposite of their usual meaning ("For Brutus is an honorable man; / So are they all, all honorable men"). During the Renaissance, scholars meticulously enumerated and classified figures of speech.
Tropes are narratives that often rely on symbols or myths to inform beliefs in politics and political science. John S. Nelson argued in 1998 that tropes were not examined enough, and that being more aware of them would improve political discussion and debate. [ 1 ]
Tropes, which relate to plot, are often confused or conflated with "hooks" which are character or setting elements that attract readers; that is, profession, location, season, character trait, etc. [153] Tropes may seen cliché to some but they speak to universal experiences readers can relate to. [154] They give romance writers the opportunity ...
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Residents of the Midwest, Plains, Great Lakes and Northeast may have heard of the term "Alberta clipper" when a winter storm is rolling through the region, but what is the meteorology behind the term?
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