usedAsTrope
P68123
predicate
Indicates that something functions as a recurring narrative device, motif, or cliché within a story or set of stories.
All labels observed (13)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| associatedWithTrope | 21 |
| usesTrope | 10 |
| associatedWithGenreTrope | 3 |
| followsTrope | 3 |
| includesTrope | 3 |
| commonTrope | 2 |
| exploresTrope | 2 |
| featuresTrope | 2 |
| hasTrope | 2 |
| usedAsTrope canonical | 2 |
| usesHorrorTrope | 2 |
| basedOnTrope | 1 |
| usedAsRunningGag | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: usedAsTrope
Generated description
Indicates that something functions as a recurring narrative device, motif, or cliché within a story or set of stories.
Sample triples (54)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Ruritania | generic small European monarchy ⓘ |
| Ruritania | imaginary European kingdom ⓘ |
| Lady Diana Mayo | desert romance heroine via predicate surface "associatedWithTrope" ⓘ |
| Lady Diana Mayo | captured heroine via predicate surface "associatedWithTrope" ⓘ |
|
Karen Smith
linked to:
Karen Smith in Mean Girls
|
dumb blonde via predicate surface "associatedWithTrope" ⓘ |
| Stephen Orlac | transplanted killer hands via predicate surface "associatedWithGenreTrope" ⓘ |
| Stephen Orlac | mad doctor experiment via predicate surface "associatedWithGenreTrope" ⓘ |
| Fritz | hunchbacked lab assistant via predicate surface "associatedWithTrope" ⓘ |
| Mac and Me | Paul Rudd’s talk show appearances via predicate surface "usedAsRunningGag" ⓘ |
| Black Knight Ghost | man in a mask via predicate surface "associatedWithTrope" ⓘ |
| Black Knight Ghost | unmasking the villain via predicate surface "associatedWithTrope" ⓘ |
| Stacy's Mom | MILF trope in popular culture via predicate surface "associatedWithTrope" ⓘ |
| wizard of Alderley Edge | king in the mountain via predicate surface "hasTrope" ⓘ |
| wizard of Alderley Edge | hidden army motif via predicate surface "hasTrope" ⓘ |
| The Pantomime Horse Is a Secret Agent | incongruous hero via predicate surface "usesTrope" ⓘ |
| The Pantomime Horse Is a Secret Agent | anthropomorphic animal costume via predicate surface "usesTrope" ⓘ |
| The Pantomime Horse Is a Secret Agent | genre subversion via predicate surface "usesTrope" ⓘ |
| Henry Fonda as Lieutenant Colonel Owen Thursday | martinetOfficer via predicate surface "associatedWithTrope" ⓘ |
| Henry Fonda as Lieutenant Colonel Owen Thursday | tragicMilitaryLeader via predicate surface "associatedWithTrope" ⓘ |
| The Palm Beach Story | marital mix-up via predicate surface "followsTrope" ⓘ |
| The Palm Beach Story | mistaken identity via predicate surface "followsTrope" ⓘ |
| The Palm Beach Story | rich suitor vs. poor husband via predicate surface "followsTrope" ⓘ |
| Joyce Harwood | mysterious woman via predicate surface "associatedWithTrope" ⓘ |
| Joyce Harwood | ambiguous morality via predicate surface "associatedWithTrope" ⓘ |
| J-Squad | ragtag military squad via predicate surface "associatedWithTrope" ⓘ |
| Samantha MacKenzie | president's daughter in college via predicate surface "associatedWithTrope" ⓘ |
| The Cat and the Canary (play) | reading of a will at midnight via predicate surface "usesTrope" ⓘ |
| The Cat and the Canary (play) | creepy old house via predicate surface "usesTrope" ⓘ |
| The Cat and the Canary (play) | hidden passages via predicate surface "usesTrope" ⓘ |
| The Cat and the Canary (play) | escaped lunatic via predicate surface "usesTrope" ⓘ |
| Rochester | Byronic hero via predicate surface "associatedWithTrope" ⓘ |
| U.S. Cavalry vs. Apaches | noble savage stereotype via predicate surface "associatedWithTrope" ⓘ |
| U.S. Cavalry vs. Apaches | savage Indian stereotype via predicate surface "associatedWithTrope" ⓘ |
| U.S. Cavalry vs. Apaches | heroic cavalry rescue via predicate surface "associatedWithTrope" ⓘ |
| Superior (comic series) | deal with a mysterious power-granting entity via predicate surface "exploresTrope" ⓘ |
| Superior (comic series) |
be-careful-what-you-wish-for
via predicate surface "exploresTrope"
ⓘ
linked to:
Be Careful What You Wish For
|
|
Kelly Bundy
linked to:
Kelly Bundy in Married... with Children
|
dumb blonde stereotype via predicate surface "basedOnTrope" ⓘ |
|
Delilah Johnson
linked to:
Delilah Johnson in Imitation of Life
|
mammy stereotype in American film via predicate surface "associatedWithTrope" ⓘ |
| America’s Sweethearts | feuding lovers forced together via predicate surface "featuresTrope" ⓘ |
| America’s Sweethearts | film within a film via predicate surface "featuresTrope" ⓘ |
| Talky Tina doll | evil doll via predicate surface "associatedWithTrope" ⓘ |
| Marsha White | twist ending via predicate surface "associatedWithTrope" ⓘ |
| Marsha White | uncanny mannequins via predicate surface "associatedWithTrope" ⓘ |
| Autopsy Room Four (short story) | premature autopsy via predicate surface "usesHorrorTrope" ⓘ |
| Autopsy Room Four (short story) | apparent death via predicate surface "usesHorrorTrope" ⓘ |
|
Thomas (The Voyeurs)
linked to:
Thomas in The Voyeurs
|
peeping neighbor via predicate surface "associatedWithGenreTrope" ⓘ |
| Bad Luck Blackie | bad luck black cat superstition via predicate surface "usesTrope" ⓘ |
| Spanish Quantumverse Empire | what-if history via predicate surface "usesTrope" ⓘ |
| Spanish Quantumverse Empire | multiversal empire via predicate surface "usesTrope" ⓘ |
| New York lawyer moves to rural farming community | big-city professional in the country via predicate surface "commonTrope" ⓘ |