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...

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...

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...

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...

called dream realms, illusory realms or dreamscape) are a commonly used plot device in fictional works, most notably in science fiction and fantasy fiction...

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...

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...

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...

This information can be about the setting, characters' backstories, prior plot events, historical context, etc. In literature, exposition appears in the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

ego, mind coalescence, or gestalt intelligence in science fiction is a plot device in which multiple minds, or consciousnesses, are linked into a single...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Accidental travel is a speculative fiction plot device in which ordinary people accidentally find themselves outside of their normal place or time, often...

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...

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...

all works of narrative, rather than being merely optional strategies. Plot device Orehovec, Barbara (2003). Revisiting the Reading Workshop: A Complete...

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...

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...

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...

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...

other devices (such as a slot machine) and are dependent on them to create some menial effect. Cog (Honda advertisement) Deathtrap (plot device) Domino...

disproportionate harm, such as death, maiming, or assault, to serve as plot devices to motivate male characters, an event colloquially known as "fridging"...

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...