げきちゅうげき
劇中劇
1. play within a play
2. Story within a storyA story within a story, is a literary device in which one narrative is presented during the action of another narrative. Mise en abyme is the French term for a similar literary device (also referring to the practice in heraldry of placing the image of a small shield on a larger shield). A story within a story can be used in novels, short stories, plays, television programs, films, poems, songs, and philosophical essays.
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Read “劇中劇” on Japanese Wikipedia
Read “Story within a story” on DBpedia
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