| Front | trope \rhymes with scope\ |
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| Back | noun The figurative use of a word or an expression, as metaphor or hyperbole. An instance of this use; a figure of speech; The trope of the perpetual journey. [Latin tropus, from Greek tropos, turn, figure of speech.] "The trope of the perpetual journey, continuously wandering and witnessing the wonders and the horrors of the Arab World, is a salient feature in both of the poems examined here." Bardenstein, Carol, Stirring words: traditions and subversions in the poetry of Muzaffar al-Nawwab. (Modern Iraqi Literature in English Translation), Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ), 22 Sep 1997. |
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