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A literary trope is an artistic effect realized with figurative language — word, phrase, image — such as a rhetorical figure. [1] In editorial practice, a trope is "a substitution of a word or phrase by a less literal word or phrase". [ 2 ]
Pages in category "Tropes" ... Trope (literature) Trope (philosophy) Trope (politics) Tropological reading; TV Tropes; W. Wet sari scene; White savior narrative;
Classic (or literary fiction): works with artistic/literary merit that are typically character-driven rather than plot-driven, following a character's inner story. They often include political criticism, social commentary, and reflections on humanity. [1] These works are part of an accepted literary canon and widely taught in schools. Coming-of-age
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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.
This is a list of genres of literature and entertainment (film, television, music, and video games), excluding genres in the visual arts.. Genre is the term for any category of creative work, which includes literature and other forms of art or entertainment (e.g. music)—whether written or spoken, audio or visual—based on some set of stylistic criteria.
Literary motifs (7 C, 33 P) M. Metaphors (6 C, 69 P) Metonymy (1 C, 6 P) S. Stereotypes (15 C, 94 P) Synecdoche (3 P) Pages in category "Tropes by type"
Pages in category "Literary motifs" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. ... Trope (literature) True love's kiss; True meaning of Christmas; V.