a plan made in secret by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful.

Witness

a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, especially for reasons of expediency.

a narrative device in which suggestions or warnings about events to come are dropped or planted.

Antagonist

a character who isn't the main focus in the story but instead supports the protagonist they ultimately help them achieve their goal, have a transformation, or move the story forward.

a sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or development.

Parody

Evidence

the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

a scene that takes place before a story begins. This interrupts the chronological order of the main narrative to take a reader back in time to the past events in a character's life.

Refers to any type of figure of speech, theme, image, character, or plot element that is used many times in a genre.

Protagonist