framing device

noun 0.707

frame

noun 0.663

framing

noun 0.609

prologue

noun 0.563

storyline

noun 0.561

framework

noun 0.560

subframe

noun 0.552

fabula

noun 0.544

preamble

noun 0.534

window frame

noun 0.533

doorframe

noun 0.531

narrative structure

noun 0.525

tale

noun 0.524

framer

noun 0.524

metafiction

noun 0.520

plotline

noun 0.520

preface

noun 0.516

forestage

noun 0.515

fabliau

noun 0.512

metanarrative

noun 0.512

picture framing

noun 0.512

coframe

noun 0.507

footer

noun 0.506

freeze frame

noun 0.505

mise en abyme

noun 0.504

epilogue

noun 0.501