Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0010320, Thu, 2 Sep 2004 08:02:47 -0700

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Re: Fwd: Re: Nabokov's imagery/'tropes'
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I'm not sure who posted the message with the 'tropes', quote but it was
fascinating. Now I have a question:

Can someone give me a decent definition of 'trope', and possibly an
example, because it's a word I've never been comfortable with no matter
how often I look it up.

Brian Howell

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