Trope

Literary/ Cultural Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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Any use of a word that turns its meaning from literal to figurative. Metaphor and metonymy are the most frequent forms.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Trope". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2001 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=1144, accessed 23 April 2024.]

1144 Trope 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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