A literary trope is the use of figurative language, via word, phrase or an image, for artistic effect such as using a figure of speech, and are typically used in dystopian fiction. An example of a trope used in the dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood is “two-legged wombs”. This term is similar to ones used throughout the novel, for example, “baby factory”, and is used to represent the objectification and dehumanization of women.