trope
/troʊp/
a common or overused theme or device
trope in a sentence
“The chosen one is a familiar fantasy trope.”
Origin of trope
Greek tropos turn, way, manner from trepein to turn
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verisimilitude
the appearance of being true or real
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the spirit or mood of a particular period
antagonist
a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something
epigraph
a phrase, quotation, or poem at the beginning of a document or component
allegory
a story with a hidden meaning, typically moral or political
alliteration
the repetition of initial consonant sounds