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| 14561706914 | anticlimax | A sudden descent from the impressive or significant to the ludicrous or inconsequential | 0 | |
| 14561709114 | catastrophe | The concluding action of a classical tragedy containing the resolution of the plot | 1 | |
| 14561711117 | comic relief | A humorous incident introduced into a serious literary work in order to relieve dramatic tension or heighten emotional impact | 2 | |
| 14561714394 | dilemma | a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially equally undesirable ones. | 3 | |
| 14561715354 | deus ex machina | ("god from the machine"). The resolution of a plot by use of a highly improbable chance, coincidence or artificial device that solves some difficult problem or crisis. | 4 | |
| 14561741472 | indeterminate ending | an ending in which the central problem or conflict is left unresolved | 5 | |
| 14561741473 | Inversion | a reversal in order, nature, or effect | 6 | |
| 14561743419 | Motivation | an emotion, desire, physiological need, or similar impulse that acts as an incitement to action | 7 | |
| 14561746352 | mystery | An unusual set of circumstances for which the reader craves an explanation; used to create suspense | 8 | |
| 14561747145 | Plot | the sequence of events in a literary work | 9 | |
| 14561747811 | plot manipulation | A situation in which an author gives the plot a twist or turn unjustified by preceding action or by the characters involved | 10 | |
| 14561750970 | Plot device | An object, character, or event whose only reason for existing is to advance the story. Often breaks suspension of disbelief. | 11 | |
| 14561751843 | Red Herring | a literary tactic of diverting attention away from an item or person of significance | 12 | |
| 14561752403 | Suspense | a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen. | 13 | |
| 14561754284 | suspension of disbelief | An unspoken agreement between writer and reader: "I agree to believe your make-believe if it entertains me." | 14 | |
| 14561755564 | Subplot | A plot subordinate to the main plot of a literary work | 15 |
