Usage of "plot device"

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Usage of plot device in anglès

Argues that relationships merely functioned a plot device in Wodehouse's work. 
 The new yorker 

As a plot device it's a bit contrived, but no matter. 
 The Irish Times 

So, naturally, the dramatic plot device we are thinking of is: Blockbuster Feature Film. 
 Wired 

It was the plot device that powered a preordained procession. 
 The new yorker 

Evil twins have been a hokey plot device since forever. 
 Silver zombie: delilah street: paranormal investigator 

This plot device is quite obvious, yet the writer forces Spacey to point it out. 
 Reuters 

But as a plot device, Kid In Trouble does seem to be approaching critical mass. 
 The Guardian 

The primer is, again, nothing but a plot device. 
 Wired 

She was a plot device, meant to shine a romantic light on the destruction of Troy. 
 The Lost Sisterhood 

It seems Dad has cracked the Fifth Dimension and then vanished up his own plot device. 
 Radio NZ 

IT STARTED out as a plot device. 
 The Irish Times 

This convenient plot device prompts a blend of family reminiscence and fantasy from the visiting son, Casimir. 
 The Guardian 

Of course the bomb in question was fictional, a handy plot device in the new Knight Rider series. 
 Wired 

Yes, this sounds a bit like Groundhog Day, or any other movie with a weird time-loop plot device. 
 Wired 

Outside music, the sheer remoteness of the moon's furthest side has been seized on as a plot device. 
 The Guardian 

Yes, homeschooling is used as a "new kid" plot device, but it's handled in a sensitive way. 
 Wired 

Meanings of plot device in anglès