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.

The process of reasoning in which a conclusion follows clues from the premises presented.

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

Dramatic Irony

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.

an uneasy feeling that a reader gets when they don't know what is going to happen next.

a reason for doing something, especially one that is hidden or not obvious

Parody

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.

a sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or development.

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

Sleuth