narrative trope

A narrative trope is a commonly recurring storytelling device, theme, or pattern that audiences recognize and that creators use to convey ideas, shape expectations, or subvert conventions.

Aliases (6)

• plot device ×4
• allegory ×2
• narrative device ×2
• framed narrative ×1
• framed tale ×1
• storytelling concept ×1

Instances (12)

• absurd adventures in space
• The Masque of the Red Death ("allegory")
• Ship of the Imagination ("narrative device")
• Wikkit Gate ("plot device")
• Wikkit Key ("plot device")
• legend of Hiram Abiff (in most traditions) ("allegory")
• Infinite Improbability Drive ("plot device")
• The Hunchback’s Tale ("framed narrative")
• The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad ("framed tale")
• MacGuffin plot device ("narrative device")