::::::As far as the figure of speech definition (dicdef in Wikiparlance) an example that avoid the use of brackets, politics, and isn't U.S. centric would be more useful. The Trope disambiguation page is also of interest. It includes an article on a Wiki of the motif type tropes. Are those literary? Would Trope (cultural), Trope (in pop culture) or Trope (artistic) be more apt? At any rate, I apologize DGG for cluttering your page with this discussion. I will continue it at the article talk page. Thanks to you both for your insights. I hope that something is done with the page to make it more useful.