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The following literary techniques are used in Lost.

Story devices


Deus Ex Machina	Flashbacks	Flashforwards	Flash-sideways

Foreshadowing	Regularly spoken phrases	Symbolism	Unreliable narrator

Plotting devices


Cliffhanger	Plot twist

Comparative devices


Irony	Juxtaposition

Stock characters


Archetype	Redshirt	Unseen character

See also

Literary technique - Wikipedia article

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