Divine Framing - There and Back Again
Today is tomorrow! It happened!
My favorite stylistic device is framing. It’s a literary device where the initial words of a story (or poem) are repeated at the end — verbatim or almost verbatim. The middle part is sort of sandwiched in between.
When a story begins and ends with the same (or roughly the same) line or idea, it creates a circular effect. It feels like you a…
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to Philosophy of Language to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.