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  2. 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 ...

  3. List of narrative techniques - Wikipedia

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    Name Definition Example Setting as a form of symbolism or allegory: The setting is both the time and geographic location within a narrative or within a work of fiction; sometimes, storytellers use the setting as a way to represent deeper ideas, reflect characters' emotions, or encourage the audience to make certain connections that add complexity to how the story may be interpreted.

  4. Lottery (short story) - Wikipedia

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    When Prakash survived the stoning, he was assured that he would be the sole winner of the lottery. However, much to everyone's despair, when the winner of the lottery is announced, it is a man from America who is found to have bought the winning ticket. The plot is a dramatic irony, with the story ending with plot twist and a moral message. [3]

  5. How 'The Sixth Sense' trapped M. Night Shyamalan in a twist ...

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    The screenplay was a Hollywood hit before it even got sold. But M. Night Shyamalan's 'The Sixth Sense' doomed him to expectations that were impossible to meet.

  6. 9-1-1 Brings Back [Spoiler] in Season 8 Premiere, Ending With ...

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    Long story short, a big-time sex trafficker hanged himself in prison and his cellmate needs to serve as a key witness. ... 9-1-1 Brings Back [Spoiler] in Season 8 Premiere, Ending With a Pair of ...

  7. Types of fiction with multiple endings - Wikipedia

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    These games are usually adventure or storytelling games whose ending or sometimes even entire story changes depending on the player's active, in the form of dialogue options, or passive choices, such as games with moral systems. Examples of choice-driven games that feature multiple endings: Life Is Strange, which includes two canon endings.

  8. The Necklace - Wikipedia

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    "The Necklace", or sometimes "The Diamond Necklace", (French: La Parure) is a short story by Guy de Maupassant, first published on 17 February 1884 in the French newspaper Le Gaulois. [1] It is known for its twist ending, a hallmark of de Maupassant's style.

  9. The Perfect Murder (short story) - Wikipedia

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    The story is told in the first person by a married man who has been having an affair with beautiful, 32-year-old Pimlico secretary Carla Moorland. After he sees another man leaving her flat, he assumes it's her lover and the two quarrel, ending in him accidentally striking her dead .