The comic structure is buttressed by familiar tropes.

The selection of the site was given authenticity through a familiar trope of hagiography:

That film also introduced a familiar trope: big, final shootout in large industrial facility with catwalks.

Dance music, often improvised around familiar tropes, was the largest purely instrumental genre.

The theme of communication problems between generations, another familiar trope of Ozu's work, was also absent.

The crusader lying in full armor on his tomb-chest, with a dog beneath his feet is a familiar trope.

Keeping the faith is a familiar trope for black audiences, but it's a slippery one.

But he uses a light touch on those familiar tropes, right down to the reserved melodies.

This reclamation-by-expansion is a familiar trope for Phillips.

Professional wrestling is often portrayed within other works using parody, and its general elements have become familiar tropes and memes in American culture.