What is deus ex machina?

1. What does it mean?



2. How do I use it in a sentence



3. ExamplesWhat is deus ex machina?
de·us ex ma·chi·na

noun

\?dā-?s-?eks-?m?-ki-n?, -?ma-, -?n?; -m?-?shē-n?\

Definition of DEUS EX MACHINA

1

: a god introduced by means of a crane in ancient Greek and Roman drama to decide the final outcome

2

: a person or thing (as in fiction or drama) that appears or is introduced suddenly and unexpectedly and provides a contrived solution to an apparently insoluble difficulty



The writer of the story used deus ex machina to save the heroine from dying in the coffin.What is deus ex machina?
It literally means "god from the machine" - it's a plot device where the author of a book, play, film etc. solves an apparently insoluble problem by pulling something totally arbitrary out of his...er, hat. This article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deus_ex_mac… is very good and will tell you a lot about it - where it comes from, how it's used, why it detracts from the work, ways and places it's been used recently and so on. I highly recommend it. It's quite interesting and you'll understand a lot better than if I simply give you some example sentences. You'll find things you can use as examples in the article.What is deus ex machina?
Deus ex machina -- "DAY-oose ex MAH-kee-na"



It's a theatrical or literary device whereby a person or thing is abruptly introduced to the drama and solves a complex or previously unsolvable problem.