frame story
noun
a secondary story or stories embedded in the main story.
a narrative providing the framework for connecting a series of otherwise unrelated stories.
a literary device that uses such a narrative structure.
Nearby words
frame house, frame line, frame of mind, frame of reference, frame saw, frame story, frame-up, framepack, frameshift, frameshift mutation, framework
Also called frame narrative, frame tale.
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