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trope
noun(trope)
language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Synonyms: figure, figure of speech, image,

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By: Jamie
two-Americas. This is a trope because there is one way America acts at home, and another way it acts internationally.

'the mad scientist'

a metaphor is a trope, but trope also can be more than just a metaphor.