Wikipedia: Trope (literature) wrote:[Trope] has also come to be used for describing commonly recurring literary and rhetorical devices, motifs or clichés in creative works.
Long has TV Tropes stood as the determiner of those devices and motifs used in creative works. Not confined to television, TV Tropes delves into fanfiction such as the Draco Trilogy, novels and series such as the Hunger Games, Harry Potter, and His Dark Materials, films, comics, anime, manga—if it exists, there are tropes that apply to it.
Tropes aren't bad things, either! Though literary tropes have come to mean, to be frank, "clichés" of a sort, they're useful for creating a living, breathing world and realistic characters who experience compelling character arcs.
Does your Big Bad undergo a Heel-Face Turn? Is your world Colour-Coded For Your Convenience? What about a classic Chekhov's Boomerang?
Or do you have your own names for the tropes you use, like your anti-villain who believes they're doing the best thing for the world, or the protagonist who accidentally wrecks everything? What about the tech you've introduced to the audience, or the other fun stuff in your writing?
What are your favorite tropes?
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