Trope (from Greek τρόπος - tropos, "turn") may refer to: Trope (linguistics), a rhetorical figure of speech that consists of a play on words Trope (literature) or Literary trope, a common theme used in storytelling. Trope (philosophy) Trope (music) Medieval music 20th century music Trope's an American Yiddish dialectical form of the standard Yiddish term trop. See Cantillation .… (More on Trope)