McKinty uses the classic noir tropes of revenge and betrayal to explore his characters' existential quest for meaning in an often bleak but lyrically intense universe.

Whithouse further developed the theme, including classic Western tropes and a sympathetic villain.

The story combines the classic Gothic tropes of mystery, betrayal and a heroine in peril in suitably imposing surroundings and has been praised in modern times for its proto-feminist sensibility.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Teleportation is, I hope, a classic trope of science fiction, and not a cliché.

The premise is a classic trope of post-apocalyptic science fiction, but Mr. Cuarón is inflecting it with contradictory shades of dark and light, not to mention his own buoyant spirit.

His story "The Fall of the House of Usher" (1839) explores these 'terrors of the soul' while revisiting classic Gothic tropes of aristocratic decay, death, and madness.

But just such inverted riddle-solving is a classic mythological trope for men as well: Jason, for one, fights Medusa by using his shield as a mirror.

Locus Onlines Lois Tilton reviewed the short story as "an entertaining story, a neat and original take on a classic SFnal trope."

In its simplest incarnation, mistaken identity is a classic trope used in literature, from Twelfth Night to A Tale of Two Cities.

The AV Club's Donna Bowman graded the episode at B+, stating that it had the show's "classic trope of flash-forwards and backs," mixed with fantasy predictions.