narrative trope
C6931
concept
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.
All labels observed (25)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| plot device | 46 |
| narrative device | 19 |
| narrative motif | 10 |
| allegory | 6 |
| narrative trope canonical | 3 |
| literary archetype | 2 |
| storytelling concept | 2 |
| Narrative motif | 1 |
| cinematic trope | 1 |
| comedy trope | 1 |
| cultural trope | 1 |
| fantasy fiction trope | 1 |
| fictional trope | 1 |
| framed narrative | 1 |
| framed tale | 1 |
| literary trope | 1 |
| narrative motif collection | 1 |
| narrative pattern | 1 |
| narrative-motif | 1 |
| plot arc | 1 |
| recurring motif in American literature | 1 |
| recurring motif in film | 1 |
| recurring plot device | 1 |
| science fiction trope | 1 |
| television trope | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: narrative trope
Generated description
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.