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How believable is the dues ex machina the narrative device through which Jim is freed?
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Literary device meaningHappening out of chronological order?
nonlinear narrative
What literary device does the autohor use to describe johnny's mugging?
narrative Another device is Flashback
Increasing the current flowing through this device makes it stronger?
no it does not make stronger.... if the device does not have that capability to with stand tat current...... the device will be destroyed........
What is a electronic device that is made of solid mateiral which electrons move through?
Any semiconductor device...eg: A transistor.
What is an electrical device that changes the voltage of electricity through the use of two sets of coils.?
The electrical device is a transformer.
What is the improbable plot device that a protagonist can't defeat?
deus ex machina
Which sentence best describes the phrase Deus ex Machina?
Deus ex machina is a literary plot device that means "god from the machine." It is where a hard problem is suddenly resolved by an unexpected event occurring.
Literary device meaningHappening out of chronological order?
nonlinear narrative
What category does assonance belong in?
Out of these choices: Type of Narrative Sound Pattern Part of a Narrative Literary Device It's Sound Pattern
What is a narrative device that relates the thoughts inside a characters head?
internal Monologue
What structural device is used to hold the Canterbury Tales together?
Frame Narrative
Who invented the deus ex machina?
The concept of deus ex machina, meaning "god from the machine," originated in ancient Greek theater. It was a technique used by playwrights to resolve the plot through the sudden and unexpected intervention of a god or supernatural force. Euripides is often credited with popularizing its use in tragedies.
What is the root word of machine?
1540s, "structure of any kind," from Middle French: machine "device, contrivance,"from Latin: machina "machine, engine, military machine; device, trick; instrument" (compare Spanish: maquina, Italian: macchina),From Greek: makhana, Doric variant of mekhane"device, means,"related to mekhos "means, expedient, contrivance,"from Proto Indo-European *maghana- "that which enables,"from root *magh- "to be able, have power" (compare Old Church Slavonic: mogo "be able," Old English: mæg "I can;"
What does dea ex machina mean?
Deus ex machina / Dea ex machina - literal "god / goddess out of a machine". An artificial, or improbable character, device, or event introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a situation or untangle a plot (e.g. an angel suddenly appearing to solve problems). Deus Ex Machina is a Greek term for God out of the machine. The Greeks never meant this literaly. Often used by Greeks to explain that it was an "improbable, unlikely or unexpected force which rose to occasion. (A rise to the occasion here means "living up to standards, going above and beyond whats expected")
What are some examples of a narrative device?
foreshadowing, personification,dialogue, onomatopoeia, flashbacks, hallucinationshope this helps
Associated with hallucinations what narrative device in films etc interrupts a story with a scene from the past?
a flashback
What is the literary device that allows an earlier event to be inserted into the normal chronological order of a narrative?
flashback
