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  2. List of English-language expressions related to death

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    Originated from a remixed video of Kermit the Frog from Sesame Street and a Kermit the Frog doll falling off a building. [15] Kick the bucket [2] To die Informal In suicidal hanging. [16] Also 'kick off' . [1] Kick the calendar To die Slang, informal Polish saying. 'Calendar' implies somebody's time of death (kicking at particular moment of time)

  3. Epilogue - Wikipedia

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    An epilogue in a game functions similarly to an epilogue in film and literature, providing closure to the end of a story. However, the way in which a video game epilogue is interacted with can then determine how the story ends in works of fiction that contain multiple endings. For example, there are four possible endings to the 2012 video game ...

  4. Killing off - Wikipedia

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    The killing off of a character is a device in fiction, whereby a character dies, but the story continues. The term, frequently applied to television , film , video game , literature , anime , manga and chronological series, often denotes an untimely or unexpected death motivated by factors beyond the storyline.

  5. Cliffhanger - Wikipedia

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    The 1914 film serial Perils of Pauline was shown in bi-weekly installments and ended with a cliffhanger.. A cliffhanger or cliffhanger ending is a plot device in fiction which features a main character in a precarious situation, facing a difficult dilemma or confronted with a shocking revelation at the end of an episode of serialized fiction or before a commercial break in a television programme.

  6. Plot twist - Wikipedia

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    When it happens near the end of a story, it is known as a twist ending or surprise ending. [2] 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 may be foreshadowed, to prepare the audience to accept it, but it usually comes with some element of ...

  7. Plot hole - Wikipedia

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    Something that defies the laws of science, as established for the story's setting. [3] [2] Out-of-character behavior A character acting in a way that, based on their understanding of the options available to them, they would not realistically choose. [2] Continuity errors Events in the story which contradict those established earlier. [3]

  8. Alternate ending - Wikipedia

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    Final Destination 2: The original movie was supposed to end with Kimberly and Officer Burke embracing in the hospital after Kimberly is revived. Instead, David Ellis, the director, decided to end the film with a bang and include the barbecue scene. Final Destination 3: The film has two alternative endings. In the first ending, Ian is fully ...

  9. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. A modern english thesaurus. A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...