1. trope - Noun
2. trope - Verb
The use of a word or expression in a different sense from that which properly belongs to it; the use of a word or expression as changed from the original signification to another, for the sake of giving life or emphasis to an idea; a figure of speech.
The word or expression so used.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI like animal sidekicks. They seem to be a pretty cool trope of post-apocalyptic fiction - just because if you're going to have this lone protagonist, they're going to need someone to talk to. Dogs are overused, and cats are dumb. So that leaves monkeys. Brian K. Vaughan
I've read there is no such thing as a single tear, that old poetic trope. And perhaps there isn't, since hers was simply a companion to my own. Elizabeth Kostova
Moving cities are a fairly hoary old sci-fi trope - I seem to recall they were always cropping up on 'Doctor Who' when I was young, though I may be misremembering. Philip Reeve
Another favored regional (among Ankara’s ) and Western media trope these days is Erdogan’s angle – the idea that the strongman seeks a rebirth of the old empire: to make Turkey great again! Source: Internet
Another popular ship pairing in the fandom is Deku and Bakugo, as many fans think the two could play out the old "enemies to lovers" trope, especially given how much the latter has matured over the course of the anime's four seasons. Source: Internet
Another recurring trope is the conveyance of psychic power through psychoactive drugs, as in the Dune novels and indirectly in the Scanners films, as well as the ghosts in the Starcraft franchise. Source: Internet