Framing
Structure
Structure noun - The arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form.
Usage example: the basic structure of all those tract houses is the same: basically, a box
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Framing and structure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Framing" instead a noun "Structure".
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- Framing Device: A clever one where the stories told links back to the overall structure; but it is essentially two guys talking about the worst moments of their lives as they get drunk on a miserable Christmas day.
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Pragmatic Adaptation: The restructuring of the film into using the Rivers sequence as a framing narrative, and the childhood and Rochester sections as semi-flashback material qualify as a clever attempt to reshape the story's unwieldy, commonly frustrating structure into a satisfying two hour film.
Source: Film / Jane Eyre -
The typical structure of an episode is for the Framing Device to point out how cliched and nonsensical a trope is, only for the main plot of the episode to play the same trope completely straight, usually with heavy lampshading from Stewart, Deb, and/or Claire.
Source: Series / The Grinder
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