Memes and tropes

A couple of lessons ago we had a lesson about what memes and tropes were. Here is what I found out. A meme is an element or idea that is transmitted or evolves in a culture. Often this meme appears independently in different works of art, e.g. time travel motifs, sci-fi, music, etc. When producing my music magazine, I need to make sure that the memes of indie/rock A trope is a recurring element in art of culture. For example, fantasy films are always set in medieval times. Sometimes tropes are rewritten, which is called revisionism. Generally, tropes stay the same because audiences prefer them. Another example is that the tropes related to rock music are:

• loud music


• electric guitars


• anger


• violence


• rebellious music


• often more poltical