Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 7 AIL 0637 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Trope
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The idea
A trope is any figure that turns a word from its literal sense. The glossary has no headword for it but uses the word inside its own irony entry, calling verbal irony a trope. The term names the category that most of this unit belongs to.
In practice
Any turn from the literal.
Where people slip
Used in the glossary, not defined there.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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