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frame story

frame story noun: 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.

Noun

frame story (plural frame stories)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    frame tale

Synonyms of frame story

Forms of frame story

pluralframe stories

Questions about frame story

What does frame story mean?
Frame story means 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.
What part of speech is frame story?
Frame story is a noun.
What is the plural of frame story?
The plural of frame story is frame stories.

Words near frame story in the dictionary

  1. frame saw
  2. frame saws
  3. frame store
  4. frame stores
  5. frame stories
  6. frame story
  7. frame table
  8. frame tables
  9. frame tale
  10. frame tales
  11. frame time

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