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Jetée · 07-19-2010, 07:33 PM

I was savng this for the silly questions thread, but I guess it makes sense to ask it here, now, in which the word has been uttered, and seen to be relevant; what is a 'trope', exactly?

I can infer how it is used, and what it may relate to (trite sayings, tired scenarios) but I still get lost trying to pin down an exact meaning and context to it (answers.com was no help).

Original basis for question arose after reading this: Is "avoiding tropes" the same thing as telling fresh stories? (involves television)

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Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	I was savng this for the silly questions thread, but I guess it makes sense to ask it here, now, in which the word has been uttered, and seen to be relevant; what is a 'trope', exactly? I can infer how it is used, and what it may relate to (trite sayings, tired scenarios) but I still get lost trying to pin down an exact meaning and context to it (answers.com was no help). Original basis for question arose after reading this: Is "avoiding tropes" the same thing as telling fresh stories? (involves television) __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi