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What is the point of TV tropes? ›

TV Tropes is a wiki that collects and documents descriptions and examples of plot conventions and devices, which it refers to as tropes, within many creative works.

Fairy Tale Endings

Happily ever afters are idealistic and hopeful. They say that the forces of evil can be defeated (whether that be neglectful stepmothers, one's own self-loathing and self-pity, or jealous witches), and even better, that the conflict will end with a happy marriage to the man of your dreams.

In the case of But I Play One On TV, the actor is so identified with the role he plays that, when people see him walking around town, or actually bump into him and manage to talk to him, the fans refer to him by the name of the character he plays.

Those moments of plot, dialogue, acting, etc., that fans delight in interpreting as hom*oerotic.

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The Good: Tropes are tools for readers and for writers.

Tropes help readers find stories with elements they already know they like. Readers, especially those who read genre fiction like romance, mystery, thriller, science fiction and fantasy, have specific tastes around the types of stories they enjoy.

1. The Chosen One. Here we are, the number one most overused trope in fantasy, “The chosen one.” The protagonist is born with a mark or sign and foretold by an ancient prophecy, which designates them as the world's savior.

Happy Ending – The most popular and important romance trope on the list! The Love Triangle – Three characters, one choice, and some unavoidable hurt feelings. Love triangles make for plenty of tension. Forced Proximity – Two characters who find love when they're forced to spend time together.

The word trope (pronounced “trohp”) comes from the Greek word tropos, meaning a turn or change of direction—a trope, in the original sense of the word, is a turning of language to a new use for purposes of persuasion or inspiration. In literature, many tropes use figures of speech—nonliteral language.

Origins. The term trope derives from the Greek τρόπος (tropos), 'a turn, a change', related to the root of the verb τρέπειν (trepein), 'to turn, to direct, to alter, to change'; this means that the term is used metaphorically to denote, among other things, metaphorical language.

What is an inverted trope? ›

Trope inversion occurs when an existing trope is used in a professional or fanwork, but flipped on its head, defying the audience's expectations. Examples include "Woke Up Straight" or "Aliens Made Them Refrain From Doing It". Synonyms: inverted trope, trope subversion, subverted trope.

Yuri (Japanese: 百合, lit. "lily"), also known by the wasei-eigo construction girls' love (ガールズラブ, gāruzu rabu), is a genre of Japanese media focusing on intimate relationships between female characters.

A trope is a tried and true story element that people like, and nearly every story has one or several. A cliche just means something has been used too much. It's often just a line or a way of saying things, and isn't necessarily a story type. The only thing they share is they are both commonly used in fiction.

The difference between a trope and a cliché is that tropes reflect pre-existing genre archetypes, and they're helpful to writers because they come from storytelling patterns that have worked well for generations. A cliché reflects patterns that are no longer effective, and can even be derogatory or damaging.

Tropes exist for a reason—because people respond to them. That's not to say that you should mindlessly use any trope you recognize. As a writer, part of your art is providing stories that are unique but not so unique as to be unrecognizable as a thriller or a romance or whatever genre you write in.

“Tropes are sometimes given a bad name, because they can be mistaken for a cliche. However, tropes are important building blocks of storytelling, especially in genre fiction, because they help set and/or fulfill expectations readers have.

A trope is a word used in a nonliteral sense to create a powerful image. If you say, "Chicago's worker bees buzz around the streets," you're using a trope. Workers aren't literally bees, but it suggests how fast they move. Trope refers to different types of figures of speech, such as puns, metaphors, and similes.