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Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Deus Ex Machina

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This is a glossary entry for the term Deus ex Machina which literally means "god out of a machine." It is a negative reference to an author who uses a supernatural being like an angel to resolve a plot.

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a god introduced into a play or story to untangle the plot, glossary of literary terms and devices, "deus ex machina", "god out of a machine", deus ex machina, ted nellen
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