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?
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.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?
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.