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Time, chronology & narrative form · Working

Frame story

Also called: framing narrative

ELI5

A larger story situation that contains or introduces other stories.

Used in conversation

“Let’s track the frame story through the outline before rewriting scenes.”

Definition

A larger narrative situation that contains or introduces other stories.

Here “Frame story” means: A larger narrative situation that contains or introduces other stories.

Pitch context

You may encounter “Frame story” in story, structure & screenplay conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Helps describe how a story works on the page and how its dramatic parts fit together.

Sources & evidence · 4

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.