Things We Have Learned From Watching Movies. Playing With Wiki. 4 Sex Tropes Movies Love (That Are Statistically BS) The way movies and TV shows casually represent a character's sex life can be wildly misleading. If this fake person represents a distillation of life and its many ups and downs, then his or her relationships and sex life are a reflection of the things average people do.
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Tropes and Schemes In classical rhetoric, the tropes and schemes fall under the canon of style. These stylistic features certainly do add spice to writing and speaking. And they are commonly thought to be persuasive because they dress up otherwise mundane language; the idea being that we are persuaded by the imagery and artistry because we find it entertaining. There is much more to tropes and schemes than surface considerations. Indeed, politicians and pundits use these language forms to create specific social and political effects by playing on our emotions. Note: Some examples from "Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student" by Edward P. Definitions: Trope: The use of a word, phrase, or image in a way not intended by its normal signification. Tropes and schemes are collectively known as figures of speech. Anaphora: A scheme in which the same word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences. The 43 Most Overused Movie Tropes.
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