Patience /pa-tien-ce/ [2 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced PAY-shuns. It is of English origin, and the meaning of Patience is enduring, forebearing.ow popular is Patience? Patience is a somewhat popular first name for women (#2193 out of 4276, Top 51%) and an even more popular surname for all people (#48665 out of 150436, Top 32%).
A literary trope is the use of figurative language â via word, phrase, or even an image â for artistic effect such as using a figure of speech. Irony â creating a trope through implying the opposite of the standard meaning, such as describing a bad situation as good times. 2  Metaphor â an explanation of an object or idea through juxtaposition of disparate things with a similar characteristic, such as describing a courageous person as having a heart of a lion.
In music, a trope is adding another section, or trope to a plainchant or section of plainchant, thus making it appropriate to a particular occasion or festival. Contents. Medieval music. From the 9th century onward, trope refers to additions of new music to pre-existing chants in use in the Western Christian Church (Planchart 2001).