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Plot twist

A plot twist is a literary technique that introduces a radical change in the direction of the plot in a work of fiction. When it happens near the end of a story, it is known as a twist ending or surprise ending. It may change the audience's perception of the preceding events, or introduce a new conflict that places it in a different context. A plot twist…

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Plot twistis aliterary technique that introduces a radical change in the direction of the plot in a work of fiction0.90text
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Pulp Fictioninstance ofThe nonlinear approach has been used in works0.80text
Mementoinstance ofThe nonlinear approach has been used in works0.80text
Babelinstance ofThe nonlinear approach has been used in works0.80text
the television shows Lostinstance ofThe nonlinear approach has been used in works0.80text
How to Get Away with Murderinstance ofThe nonlinear approach has been used in works0.80text
How I Met Your Motherinstance ofThe nonlinear approach has been used in works0.80text

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