plot element

collocation in English

meaningsofplotandelement

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plot
noun[C]
uk
/plɒt/us
/plɑːt/
the story of a book, film, ...
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element
noun
uk
/ˈel.ɪ.mənt/us
/ˈel.ə.mənt/
a part ...
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(Definition ofplotandelementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofplot element

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This is a minorplotelementin the game.
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The other mainplotelementis a love story.
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Suspense is often maintained as an importantplotelement.
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The film introduced a somewhat fictionalizedplotelementnot in the original play.
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In the 1960s thisplotelementhad a resurgence in the mystery-thriller genre.
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The name is a pun on the archetypicalplotelementboy meets girl.
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The game utilizes the same game engine as its predecessor, but differs greatly in itsplotelement.
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This article provides a list of fictional stories in which assassination features as an importantplotelement.
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Disability may be an essentialplotelementor make a significant contribution in another way as part of the screenplay.
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She thought that theplotelementof ozone damage was not optimal and that the quality of the episode was typical of the first season.
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He wrote a total of 17 published books, most of which involve as a centralplotelementthe relationship between man and animals.
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A majorplotelementthroughout the book is that all the cyborgs have implants that transmit everything they see and hear to a central database.
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A leitmotif is a phrase or melodic cell that signifies a character, place,plotelement, mood, idea, relationship or other specific part of the story.
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Each title card also has a prop or part of the setting that refers to aplotelementin the episode.
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In the original series, dilithium crystals were rare and occurred only naturally (could not be replicated), making the search for them a majorplotelementfor a number of stories.
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