Meaning of framing device | Babel Free

Definitions

An introductory or main narrative that provides a framework for a more emphasized second narrative or for a set of shorter stories.

Examples

“The attack sequence dissolves to the present, back to the circus sideshow of the first reel and the curious onlookers, awaiting a glimpse of the creature in the pit, the framing device all but forgotten during the past seventy minutes of full immersion in freakdom.”

““Treehouse Of Horror III”’s framing device finds the good folks of Springfield telling stories during a Halloween party.”

“There’s a framing device in which we see an elderly Rafiki telling the story to Kiara (Blue Ivy Carter), the young daughter of Lion King protagonist Simba”

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