trope Synonyms
Another word for trope
• noun (Context 1)
A significant or recurrent theme, motif, or storytelling convention in literature, film, or popular culture.
"The reluctant hero is a classic motif found in many fantasy novels."
• noun (Context 2)
A figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression, such as metaphor, metonymy, or irony.
"The poet used the metaphor of autumn to represent the final years of human life."
• noun (Context 3)
A musical or textual interpolation added to a liturgical chant in the medieval Christian church, or a traditional melodic formula in Jewish cantillation.
"Medieval monks embellished the plainchant by inserting a festive interpolation during Easter services."
• verb (Context 4)
To use, interpret, or embellish with figurative language, rhetorical tropes, or liturgical additions.
"In her essay, the critic examines how nineteenth-century novelists troped the concept of industrialization."