trope

(noun)

A figure of speech in which words or phrases are used with a nonliteral or figurative meaning, such as a metaphor.

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Examples of trope in the following topics:

  • The Neopalatial Period

  • Romanesque Sculpture: Mary as the Throne of Wisdom

    • The icon additionally possesses emblematic verbal components: the Virgin as the Throne of Wisdom is a trope of Damiani or Guibert de Nogent, based on their typological interpretation of the passage in the Books of Kings that describes the throne of Solomon (I Kings 10: 18–20, repeated at II Chronicles 9: 17–19).

  • Categorizing Art

    • A particular work of art may blend or combine genres but each genre has a recognizable group of conventions, clichés and tropes.

  • Reading Challenging Texts

    • Does the author use any tropes (e.g., simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, comparison, contrast, etc.)?

  • The Origins of Patriarchy

    • Before the nineteenth century, this conversation was primarily theological and deemed patriarchy to be the "natural order. " This took on a biological trope with Charles Darwin's ideas about evolution in The Origin of Species.

  • Social Mobility

    • In the United States, the trope of the American Dream holds that individuals who work hard and demonstrate intelligence will be professionally successful and attain high social status.

  • Modern Architecture

    • With his earliest educational influences rooted in modernism, Gehry's work has sought to escape modernist stylistic tropes while still remaining interested in some of its underlying transformative agendas.

  • Classical Greek Theater

    • Prologues to shape the audience’s understanding of events, messengers’ speeches to announce offstage action, and ex machina endings were all well established tropes that were used in New Comedies.

  • Brainstorming and Choosing Your Topic

    • Was there a recurring theme or trope or image amongst the novels that you noticed?