plot device
anything which moves the plot forward or maintains it
time loop
plot device in science fiction
Big Dumb Object
plot device
quibble
plot device
procedural rhetoric
game design concept
suspended animation in fiction
theme in science fiction
One Ring
fictional object from J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium
quest
journey to fullfill a task, used mainly as plot device in mythology and fiction
Heart of the Ocean
fictional diamond from the 1997 film Titanic
catastrophe
final resolution in a poem or narrative plot, which unravels the intrigue and brings the piece to a close
reveal
plot device
shoulder angel
plot device used for an effect in fictional works
plot armor
plot device wherein a fictional character is preserved from harm
plot twist
narrative technique
interstellar war
warfare between combatants from different planetary systems
alien space bats
neologism related to alternate history plot devices
Meet cute
establishing scene in romantic comedies
plot point
significant event within a plot
Deathtrap
plot device
dream world
plot device
Dangler
plot device
red herring
false clue that misleads or distracts attention away from a relevant or important question
body swap
storytelling device
Mr. Know-It-All
popular supporting segment of The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
reset button technique
plot device interrupting continuity in a work of fiction
mind uploading
hypothetical copying of a "self" from a brain's neural-networks into a computer, a computer network or a human-like robot
babies switched at birth
plot device
plot generator
fictional plot device which permits the generation of plots for an extended serial without requiring a great deal of logical connection between the episodes