Cinematic Tropes

noun The division or separation of something into two or more parts or elements.

• The patient was diagnosed with a split personality disorder, also known as dissociative identity disorder.
• Sometimes I feel like I have a split personality, with one side being serious and the other side being carefree.
• My friend can be so unpredictable, it's like she has a total split personality.
• His actions at work and at home are so different, it's like he has a split personality.

noun a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb

• The psychiatrist diagnosed the patient as being stark raving mad.
• I think that guy is just stark raving mad.
• She's acting totally stark raving mad.
• The idea of skydiving without a parachute is just stark raving mad.