Odd Name Out/Playing With

Basic Trope: In a group with Theme Naming, one name doesn't fit.

• Straight: Four sisters are named April, May, June, and Alice.
• Exaggerated: Four sisters are named April, May, June, and Bob.
• Downplayed: Four sisters are named April, May, June, and Julie.
• Justified: April, May, and June are biological sisters. Alice is adopted.
• Subverted: Four sisters go by the names April, May, June, and Alice. Then Alice's friends discover that her real name is July; she chooses to go by Alice because the whole Theme Naming schtick is embarrassing to her.
• Double Subverted: It turns out Alice took it one step further and had her name legally changed from July to Alice.
• Parodied: Four sisters are named April, May, June, and Minnesota.
• Deconstructed: It turns out that April, May, and June find the Theme Naming to be embarrassing. Alice is spared the humiliation of being named after a month.
• Reconstructed:
• Zig Zagged:
• Averted: There is no Theme Naming at all.
• Enforced:
• Lampshaded:
• Invoked:
• Exploited:
• Defied:
• Discussed:
• Conversed:
• Played for Laughs:
• Played for Drama:

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