# plot device

> anything which moves the plot forward or maintains it

**Wikidata**: [Q841154](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q841154)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plot_device)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/plot-device


## References

1. BBC Things
2. [Plot Device - TV Tropes](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PlotDevice)