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Encyclopedia > Plot twist

A Plot twist is a change ("twist") in the direction or expected outcome of the plot of a film or novel. It is a common practice in narration used to keep the interest of an audience, usually surprising them with a revelation. Some "twists" can be predicted and are preempted by numerous hints whereas others are a complete shock - most are somewhere in the middle with some people foreseeing them and others not. // Plot in literature, theater, movies According to Aristotles Poetics, a plot in literature is the arrangement of incidents that (ideally) each follow plausibly from the other. ... Look up film in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... DeFoes Robinson Crusoe, Newspaper edition published in 1719 A novel (from French nouvelle, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ...


Revealing the existence of a plot twist may be enough to spoil a movie for some, as the time spent watching would be used to "search" for the twist itself, as opposed to simply enjoying the presentation. A spoiler is a summary or description of a narrative (or part of a narrative) that relates plot elements not revealed early in the narrative itself. ...


The plot twist is widely used in adult-oriented animated series like The Simpsons, and was used mockingly during the final episode of the Drawn Together animated TV series, where every 5 minutes a plot twist was announced with a screen showing this phrase. Homer describes his family as upper lower middle class, and this appears to be about right. ... Drawn Together is an animated series that parodies reality TV shows (especially The Surreal Life) on Comedy Central. ...


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Plot twist at AllExperts (349 words)
A plot twist is a change ("twist") in the direction or expected outcome of the plot of a film or novel.
The plot twist is widely used in adult-oriented animated series like The Simpsons, and was used mockingly during the final episode of Drawn Together's first season, where every 5 minutes a plot twist was announced with a screen showing this phrase.
When a plot twist happens towards or at the end of a story, especially if it changes one's view of the previous action, it's known as a twist ending.
Plot twist - Uncyclopedia (315 words)
A plot twist is a the formatting of a page of text to "twist" around a picture in the center or to the side of a page.
Revealing plot twists is considered a terrible crime in most countries, and is punishable by slow, torturous death in Singapore.
Plot twists have often been a source of tragedy and strife.
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