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* '''Downplayed''': The phrase, "So says the tropes," appears thrice in the story

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** [[UpToEleven The entire story is nothing but the phrase, "So says the tropes," repeated over and over again.]]

%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

'''Basic Trope''': Repeated word or phrase that have great significance over the course of the story.
* '''Straight''': The phrase, "So says the tropes," appear over the course of Alice's journey.

* '''Lampshaded''': "You know, given the events that happen around me, I think the phrase, 'So says the tropes,' should be a red flag by this point.

** Wherever Denner goes, he sees one word, over and over. That word is "fart."

'''Basic Trope''': Repeated Words that have great significance over the course of the story.

* '''Defied''': "You know, I think I'm going to go on a nice long vacation in a place that has nothing to do with that phase."

* '''Straight''': The words "Iris" appear over the course of Denner Hoffman's journey.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** The word "Iris" is ''everywhere Denner goes''.
** [[UpToEleven The entire story is nothing but the word "Iris" repeated over and over again.]]
* '''Downplayed''': Denner Hoffman uses the word "Iris" as a codeword. He often says it before important discussions or events, but the rest of the time he doesn't say it.
* '''Justified''': "Iris" is a code word for a secret organization with an interest in Denner's mission.

* '''Subverted''': The word "Iris" has absolutely ''no importance'' whatsoever.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** Then it turns out there ''is'' a dark, subliminal meaning behind it.
** Alternately, the word "Iris" is given a [[RetCon Ret Conned]] meaning in a later season.

** Denner sees the word whenever something important or noteworthy is about to happen, ending in a scene that has "Iris" brand cereal, a spoon with the word "Iris" in the back of it, watching "Iris news" about a story caught by the new "Iris cam", and then getting a call from his date named "Iris" about how she's about to get a possibly fatal surgery done on her iris.

* '''Zig Zagged''': In the first third or so of the story, the word "Iris" repeatedly pops up over the course of Denner's journey. Then, it stops being used for the next few hundred pages. Its meaning is finally surmised during the book's conclusion, as all the other plot threads are being wrapped up.

* '''Enforced''': The author wants to share their views on how eyes are meaningful, so they put "Iris" In the book to help that point come across.
* '''Lampshaded''': "You know, given the events that happen around me, I think the word 'Iris' should be a red flag by this point.
* '''Invoked''': Dan, who is leading Denner around on his chase, decides to use the word to mark important things so he can remember them.
* '''Exploited''': Denner's enemies use the word as a RedHerring to distract him from their activities.
* '''Defied''': "You know, I think I'm going to go on a nice long vacation in a place that has nothing to do with that word."
* '''Discussed''': "Everywhere I look, it's 'Iris', 'Iris', "'Iris'! What does it mean?!
* '''Conversed''': "I'm reading this great book. For some reason, the main character keeps seeing the word "Iris" everywhere he goes - I won't be surprised if it ends up being important."

* '''Defied''': "You know, I think i'm going to go on a nice long vacation in a place that has nothing to do with that word."
* '''Discussed''': ???

* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': There is no word or set of words that appear consistently and meaningfully throughout the work

* '''Conversed''': ???

* '''Parodied''': Denner sees the word whenever something important or noteworthy is about to happen, ending in a scene that has "Iris" brand cereal, a spoon with the word "Iris" in the back of it, watching "Iris news" about a story caught by the new "Iris cam", and then getting a call from his date named "Iris" about how she's about to get a possibly fatal surgery done on her iris.

* '''Exaggerated''': The word "Iris" is ''everywhere Denner goes''.

** [[UpToEleven The entire story is nothing but the word "Iris".]]

* '''Lampshaded''': "You know, given the events that happen around me, I think the word 'Iris' is should be a red flag by this point.

* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': "Iris" is a code word for a secret organisation with an interest in Denner's mission.

* '''Parodied''': Denner starts to become paranoid every time he encounters the word "Iris".

* '''Averted''': The word's prevalence is just a coincidence.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???

* '''Defied''': ???

* '''Double Subverted''': Then it turns out there ''is'' a dark, subliminal meaning behind it.

* '''Exploited''': Denner's enemies use the word as a RedHerring to distract him from their activities.

* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': The word has absolutely ''no importance'' whatsoever.
* '''Double Subverted''': Then it turns out there ''is'' a dark, subliminal meaning behind them.

* '''Averted''': The word's prevalence is just a coincidence.

* '''Justified''': ???

* '''Parodied''': ???

Basic Trope: Repeated Words that have great significance over the course of the story.
* Straight: The words "Iris" appear over the course of Denner Hoffman's journey.
* Exaggerated: The word "Iris" is ''everywhere Denner goes''.
* Justified: ???
* Inverted: ???
* Subverted: The word has absolutely ''no importance'' whatsoever.
* Double Subverted: Then it turns out there is a dark, subliminal meaning behind them.
* Parodied: ???