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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.
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.
Harry Potter in the Harry Potter book series by J.K. Rowling; Neo in The Matrix film series; Christ figure: Someone who dies a martyr only to rise from the dead to fight evil, as in the story of Jesus. The similarity may be intentional or not. Aslan in The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis; Gandalf in the The Lord of the Rings book by J.R.R ...
Tropes are used in all forms of storytelling but in romance novels they are often a specific aspect of the story that readers seek out. [152] 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]
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.
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By the rule of the CFP format, the Ducks, Bulldogs, Broncos and Sun Devils will all receive first-round byes, meaning they won't play until the quarterfinals on New Year's Eve or New Year's Day.
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