Dictionary entry

Sub-plot

Pronunciation: /ˈsʌbplɒt/

Pronunciation

/ˈsʌbplɒt/

Myanmar Meaning

ပြဇာတ်တွင် တစ်ဆင့်ခံဇာတ်လမ်း။

Definition

sub-plot /'sʌb plɒt/ n ပင္မဇာတ္လမ္းကို အေထာက္အကူျပဳသည့္ ဇာတ္ကြက္။

Examples

  1. ‘Are all loose ends
  2. storylines and subplots seamlessly tied up in the conclusion?’
  3. ‘He allows the audience to get comfortable in his subplots and controlling plot; we are on the inside of many of the jokes
  4. all of them
  5. in fact
  6. except for one.’
  7. ‘What are we to make of the riotous subplots which tend to crowd out the ‘main’ line of action?’
  8. ‘The subplot of Indian and Chinese interracial relationship was in the mix from the very outset.’
  9. ‘It's as if this started out as a significant aspect of the main storyline
  10. then was shoehorned into a minor subplot.’
  11. ‘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.’
  12. ‘Sometimes they have an overarching storyline as a subplot
  13. but they don't rely on it solely.’
  14. ‘Location of the subplots relative to each other was variable within each plot
  15. but the subplots did not overlap.’
  16. ‘His storylines have a clear sweep and are less concerned with the byways and subplots that characterise 19th century novels.’
  17. ‘Like a technothriller it has many characters
  18. and takes a good deal of time to set up all of its various plots and subplots.’
  19. ‘Thackeray evidently thought that this was too good a subplot to be used only once in English fiction.’
  20. ‘The fault perhaps resides primarily in the excess of plots and subplots
  21. themes of first and secondary importance.’
  22. ‘I stayed on the sidelines
  23. amused at the sheer number of plots and subplots which one match could throw up.’
  24. ‘However
  25. the film might have benefited from a subplot exploring the back-stories of some of the other refugees.’
  26. ‘Aristotle would not approve of all the subplots that occur within this play.’
  27. ‘There are more plots and subplots than you could shake a stick at
  28. few of which make any sense at all.’
  29. ‘Throughout the narrative dance
  30. subplots are created by various characters.’
  31. ‘Too many scenes let the characters shine without moving the plot forward
  32. and a romantic subplot near the end goes nowhere.’
  33. ‘Come up with backstory and subplots
  34. something to give the events of the poem more depth and thus more weight with the viewer.’
  35. ‘This episode is similar to the Portuguese subplot in The Spanish Tragedy.’