7
protagonist(noun, literature, character, role)
6
confidante(noun, literature, character, role)
5
deuteragonist(noun, character, secondary, role)
5
drama(noun, literature, art, genre)
5
minor character(expression, literature, character, minor)
4
cardboard character(noun, expression, literature, character, role)
4
dramatic structure(noun, expression, literature, story, storytelling)
4
figure of speech(noun, expression, literature, art, genre)
3
cameo appearance(expression, role, movie, cinema)
3
conflict(noun, literature, art, genre)
3
dialogue(noun, literature, art, genre, story)
3
exposition(noun, literature, art, genre, story)
3
poetic justice(noun, expression, literature, story, storytelling)
3
trope(noun, literature, story, storytelling)
3
utopia(noun, literature, story, storytelling)
2
alternate history(noun, expression, literature, story, storytelling)
2
comedy(noun, literature, art, genre)
2
comic relief(noun, expression, literature, art, genre)
2
description(noun, literature, art, genre)
2
developing character(noun, expression, literature, character, role)
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