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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 39% | 5 | "All ___ is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry": G. K. Chesterton | |
3 | 26% | 8 | Extended metaphor | |
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We think the answer is "TROPE" which means:
- noun
- • Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense verb
- • To use, or embellish something with, a trope.
- • Senses relating chiefly to art or literature.
- • To think or write in terms of tropes.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The movie relied heavily on the tired trope of the damsel in distress."
- • "The novel subverted the expectations by using the trope of the hero's journey in a unique way."
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New York Times14 Dec 2002 | Down 47 | |
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