frame story

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frame story

noun frame stories

A literary technique whereby an introductory or main narrative is presented, at least in part, for the purpose of setting the stage either for a more emphasized second narrative or for a set of shorter stories.
Similar: frame tale

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noun literary technique

中文	框架故事 kuàngjià gùshì
Русский	обрамле́ние obramlénije

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@misc{frame_story_2026,
  title = {frame story},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/frame%20story},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}