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''"Man, do you remember that article we wrote about framing devices?"'' |
''"Man, do you remember that article we wrote about framing devices?"'' ''"That was a damn good article. How did it go again?"'' ''"Well, I believe it went something like this..."'' |
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The '''Framing Device''' is a narrative technique in which a story is surrounded ("framed") by a secondary story, creating a story within a story, often through [[Separate Scene Storytelling]]. The inner story is usually the bulk of the work. The framing device places the inside story within a different context. |
The '''Framing Device''' is a narrative technique in which a story is surrounded ("framed") by a secondary story, creating a story within a story, often through [[Separate Scene Storytelling]]. The inner story is usually the bulk of the work. The framing device places the inside story within a different context. |
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* ''[[The Care Bears Movie]]'' is told by {{spoiler|an elder Nicholas about how the Care Bears helped him}}. |
* ''[[The Care Bears Movie]]'' is told by {{spoiler|an elder Nicholas about how the Care Bears helped him}}. |
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''"...and I believe that's about it."'' |
''"...and I believe that's about it."'' ''"Good times. So what do we do now?"'' ''"What else? Go write more articles!"'' |
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