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convenient plot

[/kənˈviːniənt plɒt/]
nounpl: convenient plots
enredo conveniente
1. A narrative device or storyline in a literary work that occurs at an opportune moment to advance the plot, often in a way that seems contrived or unrealistic
The convenient plot of the inheritance allowed the protagonist to suddenly have the funds needed to save the family estate.
O enredo conveniente da herança permitiu que o protagonista tivesse subitamente os fundos necessários para salvar a propriedade familiar.
2. A plot element that resolves conflicts or complications in a way that feels forced or artificially timed for narrative purposes
Critics complained that the villain's sudden death was just a convenient plot to end the story quickly.
Os críticos reclamaram que a morte súbita do vilão era apenas um enredo conveniente para terminar a história rapidamente.
Synonyms
contrived plotdeus ex machinanarrative convenienceforced resolutionartificial plot device
Antonyms
organic plotearned resolutionrealistic narrativenatural development

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
enredo conveniente
Standard usage in Brazilian literature and media criticism
São Paulo
enredo de conveniência
Alternative phrasing common in São Paulo media
Portugal
enredo conveniente
Standard usage in Portuguese literary criticism

Related Idioms & Phrases

a plot twist that feels convenient
too convenient to be true
narrative convenience
the hand of fate intervenes
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