Stories built by nesting or accumulation, including the frame story in which an opening narrative introduces a set of shorter tales, and the cumulative tale that repeats and adds a detail at each step. A genre belongs here when its cited article describes a story structure of nested tales or of repeated additions. It excludes single self contained tales. The group is organised by form and tradition so that a reader can compare related genres side by side.
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Frame Story (Wikipedia)
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is the literary technique and narrative structure in which an opening narrative introduces either a more emphasized second narrative or a set of shorter tales.
Cumulative Tale (Wikipedia)
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In a cumulative tale, sometimes also called a chain tale, action or dialogue repeats and builds up in some way as the tale progresses.
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