'There was a ship,' quoth he.”

Writers often use framing devices as a contrast to the main narrative in format, style, or tone. The most common type of framing device is the flashback, in which the narrator or character tells the story that makes up the rest of the work. Framing devices can also be:
- A single word, image, or quotation
- News articles
- Letters, emails, or text messages
- Log or journal entries
- Dreams or visions
- An interview
When the Mariner finishes his story, we return to the wedding celebration, where the guest has been shaken by what he's heard.
And is of sense forlorn:
A sadder and a wiser man,
He rose the morrow morn.”