枠わく物もの語がたり

noun

frame story; frame narrative; frame tale

A literary technique where a main narrative sets the stage for one or more embedded stories. Used in literary criticism and discussion of works like The Canterbury Tales or The Decameron.

• 『千せん夜や一いち夜や物もの語がたり』は枠わく物もの語がたりの代だい表ひょう例れいだ。

  One Thousand and One Nights is a classic example of a frame story.

• この小しょう説せつは枠わく物もの語がたりの構こう造ぞうをとっている。

  This novel employs a frame narrative structure.