A plot device or plot mechanism is any technique in a narrative used to move the plot forward. A clichéd plot device may annoy the reader and a contrived...
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Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In terms of fiction, a quibble is a plot device, used to fulfill the exact verbal conditions of an agreement in order...
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A deathtrap is a literary and dramatic plot device in which a villain who has captured the hero or another sympathetic character attempts to use an elaborate...
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Plot armor is a plot device wherein a fictional character is preserved from harm due to their necessity for the plot to proceed. The Oxford English Dictionary...
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called dream realms, illusory realms or dreamscape) are a commonly used plot device in fictional works, most notably in science fiction and fantasy fiction...
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metaphorically left to "dangle" or "hang". A dangler, or dangling plotline, is a plot device in fiction where a plotline is forgotten, phased out and eventually dropped...
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Forsyth's The Odessa File. A cliffhanger or cliffhanger ending, is a plot device in fiction which features a main character in a precarious or difficult...
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trio from the mid 1980s Device (Device album), 2013 Device (Eon album), 2006 Plot device, as in storytelling Rhetorical device, a technique used in writing...
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Exposition (narrative) (redirect from Exposition (plot device))
This information can be about the setting, characters' backstories, prior plot events, historical context, etc. In literature, exposition appears in the...
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the unraveling or untying of the complexities of a plot. A plot device is a means of advancing the plot in a story. It is often used to motivate characters...
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MacGuffin (redirect from Plot coupon)
fiction, a MacGuffin (sometimes McGuffin) is an object, device, or event that is necessary to the plot and the motivation of the characters, but insignificant...
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Deus ex machina (category Plot (narrative))
ˈmaːkʰɪnaː]; plural: dei ex machina; English "god from the machine") is a plot device whereby a seemingly unsolvable problem in a story is suddenly or abruptly...
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Curse (section As a plot device)
the stone. Curses have also been used as plot devices in literature and theater. When used as a plot device, they involve one character placing a curse...
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Red herring (redirect from Red herring (plot device))
or important question. It may be either a logical fallacy or a literary device that leads readers or audiences toward a false conclusion. A red herring...
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ego, mind coalescence, or gestalt intelligence in science fiction is a plot device in which multiple minds, or consciousnesses, are linked into a single...
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A time slip is a plot device in fantasy and science fiction in which a person, or group of people, seem to accidentally travel through time by unknown...
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Rover (The Prisoner) (section Plot device)
Rover is a plot device from the 1967 British television programme The Prisoner, and was a crucial tool used to keep 'prisoners' from escaping the Village...
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as a plot device, allowing the main characters to visit alien planets without the need for spaceships or any other type of technology. The device allows...
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Accidental travel is a speculative fiction plot device in which ordinary people accidentally find themselves outside of their normal place or time, often...
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norms or other rules may also be antagonists. An antagonist is used as a plot device, to set up conflicts, obstacles, or challenges for the protagonist. Though...
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Hitchcock's films show an interesting tendency towards recurring themes and plot devices throughout his life as a director. Hitchcock preferred the use of suspense...
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plotters remain in use in a number of industries. Digitally controlled plotters evolved from earlier fully analog XY-writers used as output devices for...
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all works of narrative, rather than being merely optional strategies. Plot device Orehovec, Barbara (2003). Revisiting the Reading Workshop: A Complete...
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Rings of Power (section Plot device to core element)
fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings. The One Ring first appeared as a plot device, a magic ring in Tolkien's children's fantasy novel, The Hobbit; Tolkien...
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Cliffhanger (category Plot (narrative))
A cliffhanger or cliffhanger ending is a plot device in fiction which features a main character in a precarious or difficult dilemma or confronted with...
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The time loop or temporal loop is a plot device in fiction whereby characters re-experience a span of time which is repeated, sometimes more than once...
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Reset button technique (redirect from Reset button (plot device))
the idea of status quo ante) is a plot device for interrupting continuity in works of fiction. The reset button device is used to allow to returning all...
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Rube Goldberg machine (redirect from Rube Goldberg Device)
other devices (such as a slot machine) and are dependent on them to create some menial effect. Cog (Honda advertisement) Deathtrap (plot device) Domino...
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cloaking devices have been used as plot devices in various media for many years. Developments in scientific research show that real-world cloaking devices can...
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who is able to beat most people in the other world by fighting. This plot device typically allows the audience to learn about the new world at the same...
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