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.
Also called
frame narrative,
frame tale.
Words nearby frame story
frame house,
frame line,
frame of mind,
frame of reference,
frame saw,
frame story,
frame-up,
framepack,
frameshift,
frameshift mutation,
framework