A figure of speech; a word or expression used in a figurative (rather than a literal) sense. Metaphor, metonymy, and synecdoche are among those common tropes. Metaphor is sometimes used in a very broad sense as a synonym for trope. It is also used more narrowly to designate a specific figure of speech.
Modifications of a C-1 text for purposes of amplification, beautification, or unification. Tropes may be introduced before, during or after the cantus, and may be combined with one another ( composite tropes). They fall into various categories. Expletive tropes are modifications in or accretions to spoken text which do not convey any meaning per se, but which "fill out" the vocal texture. Semantic tropes serve to impart or amplify meaning, usually in a manner complementary to the main text. Tropes which make use of the specific dialectal structures and resources of C-1 are chromatic. All others are parachromatic. This term may also be used as a verb, i.e., "to trope."
A written text, usually in dialogue form, incorporated into the Christian church service. In the tenth century A.D. these became the first liturgical dramas.
language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
a diversion from the literal to the figurative
an alteration of a word or sentence from the proper signification to that which is not proper
an interpolation in a liturgical text, or the embellishment brought about by interpolation (i
a play on words, a word used in something other than what is considered its literal or normal form
a short series of words added as an embellishment to the text of the mass or divine office, to be sung by the choir
The intentional use of a word or expression figuratively, i.e., used in a different sense from its original significance in order to give vividness or emphasis to an idea. Some important types of trope are: antonomasia, irony, metaphor, metonymy and synecdoche. Sidelight: Strictly speaking, a trope is the figurative use of a word or expression, while figure of speech refers to a phrase or sentence used in a figurative sense. The two terms, however, are often confused and used interchangeably.(See also Imagery)
The markings called cantillation above or below each word in the Torah indicating the musical chant and emphasis assigned to that word. These indicate the proper way to chant the Torah, the Haftara and the Megilla each of which have their own Trope. They do not appear in the Torah scroll. They go back to Temple times.
A figure of speech that is descriptive and presents a sensory image in the mind. The most simple type of trope is description, but it is more complex than a mere adjective kluged on to a noun. Some common descriptive tropes are portraits (word pictures) or descriptions of actions which somehow appeal to the senses of a reader.
A figure of speech, such as metaphor or metonymy, in which words are not used in their literal (or actual) sense but in a figurative (or imaginative) sense.
an addition to a pre-existent chant (known as the "host"). The trope introduces and comments on the text of the host chant. Tropes are usually syllabic and are sung by a soloist; they may be monophonic or polyphonic.
a figure of speech, or a twist of language: the use of a word or phrase in a new, strange way to give life or emphasis to an idea.
n. 1. a. The figurative use of a word or an expression, as metaphor or hyperbole. b. An instance of this use; a figure of speech. 2. Music A word or phrase interpolated as an embellishment in the sung parts of certain medieval liturgies.
figurative use of language, often recurring within the poem or genre.
The figurative use of language - as in simile and metaphor.
In linguistics, trope is a rhetorical figure of speech that consists of a play on words, i.e., using a word in a way other than what is considered its literal or normal form. The other major category of figures of speech is the scheme, which involves changing the pattern of words in a sentence.
