Have a collection of literary terms my brother and I came up with. Feel free to use and add on, or not.
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Shrödinger's Gun:
A noted detail both is and is-not important to the story, and is left in a state where it could both be resolved and not.
Occam's Gun:
The easiest way to kill off a character is to shoot them.
Pandora's Cat:
The object or character who's appearance or action by choice in the plot causes the 'point of no return' for the climax of the story.
Deus Ex Gun:
When the story requires a piece of information to be conveyed, but there is no element avaliable to convey the information, so the author creates a new element for the purpose of conveying the needed information.
Occam's Machina / Deus Ex Razer:
When the author kills a character outside of the story without explanation.
Deus Ex Occam-a:
The simplest explanation is: God did it.
Pandora's Gun:
A cycle in a story where the conflict or macguffin is repeatedly resolved and unresolved in increasingly chaotic or humorous ways.
Checkov's Box:
A container passed between multiple characters without having it's contents revealed to the audience.
Deus Ex Box:
A container that happens to hold exactly the item needed to move the story forward.
Pandora's Machina:
A character that is the focus for the 'bad' events of a story or series.
