Meaning of tomato surprise | Babel Free
Definitions
A plot twist in which the reader or viewer is suddenly made aware of an important fundamental detail that changes the whole perspective of the story.
Examples
“[…] stories are written in the "tomato surprise⟳" format: that is, the author saves the stunning surprise⟳ until the very last⟳ line of the story. It wasn't even a good technique when Verdi used it in Il Trovatore.”
“There are several classic tomato surprises which editors see⟳ over and over: the one about the evil, horrid aliens that turn⟳ out in the last⟳ paragraph to be humans from earth; […]”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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