Dictionary entry
Sub-plot
Pronunciation: /ˈsʌbplɒt/
Pronunciation
/ˈsʌbplɒt/
Myanmar Meaning
ပြဇာတ်တွင် တစ်ဆင့်ခံဇာတ်လမ်း။
Definition
sub-plot /'sʌb plɒt/ n ပင္မဇာတ္လမ္းကို အေထာက္အကူျပဳသည့္ ဇာတ္ကြက္။
Examples
- ‘Are all loose ends
- storylines and subplots seamlessly tied up in the conclusion?’
- ‘He allows the audience to get comfortable in his subplots and controlling plot; we are on the inside of many of the jokes
- all of them
- in fact
- except for one.’
- ‘What are we to make of the riotous subplots which tend to crowd out the ‘main’ line of action?’
- ‘The subplot of Indian and Chinese interracial relationship was in the mix from the very outset.’
- ‘It's as if this started out as a significant aspect of the main storyline
- then was shoehorned into a minor subplot.’
- ‘In the case of taking a novel to the screen this results in scenes and subplots that may be nice enough on their own but add nothing to the film as a whole.’
- ‘Sometimes they have an overarching storyline as a subplot
- but they don't rely on it solely.’
- ‘Location of the subplots relative to each other was variable within each plot
- but the subplots did not overlap.’
- ‘His storylines have a clear sweep and are less concerned with the byways and subplots that characterise 19th century novels.’
- ‘Like a technothriller it has many characters
- and takes a good deal of time to set up all of its various plots and subplots.’
- ‘Thackeray evidently thought that this was too good a subplot to be used only once in English fiction.’
- ‘The fault perhaps resides primarily in the excess of plots and subplots
- themes of first and secondary importance.’
- ‘I stayed on the sidelines
- amused at the sheer number of plots and subplots which one match could throw up.’
- ‘However
- the film might have benefited from a subplot exploring the back-stories of some of the other refugees.’
- ‘Aristotle would not approve of all the subplots that occur within this play.’
- ‘There are more plots and subplots than you could shake a stick at
- few of which make any sense at all.’
- ‘Throughout the narrative dance
- subplots are created by various characters.’
- ‘Too many scenes let the characters shine without moving the plot forward
- and a romantic subplot near the end goes nowhere.’
- ‘Come up with backstory and subplots
- something to give the events of the poem more depth and thus more weight with the viewer.’
- ‘This episode is similar to the Portuguese subplot in The Spanish Tragedy.’