What is a synonym for "tropes"?

Common synonyms include: cantillation, cantillation, device, euphuism, figure, figure of speech.

Tropes

noun, verb

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Noun

1
plural of trope form-of, plural

Verb

1
third-person singular simple present indicative of trope form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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cantillation cantillation device euphuism figure figure of speech

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"After hours of browsing TV Tropes, Lyle could predict the ending of any show. This gave him a distaste for entertainment that, in a roundabout way, enabled him to make time for a more productive life."

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