Inclusio frames a passage by repeating matching words, phrases, ideas, or themes at the beginning and end.
Inclusio frames a passage by repeating matching words, phrases, ideas, or themes at the beginning and end.
A structural figure in which corresponding opening and closing elements mark the boundaries of a literary unit and help identify its main emphasis.
These examples show how Inclusio functions in biblical language, rhetoric, poetry, prophecy, narrative, or theological imagery.
O LORD, our Lord...
The same praise at beginning and end frames the psalm’s meditation on God’s glory and human dominion.
Bless the LORD, O my soul
The opening and closing self-exhortation frames the whole psalm as worshipful remembrance.
theirs is the kingdom of heaven
The repeated kingdom promise frames the Beatitudes as one description of kingdom blessedness.
In those days there was no king in Israel
The repeated line frames the final section and interprets its moral disorder.
Vanity of vanities
The matching statement frames the book’s exploration of life under the sun.
Give thanks to the LORD...
The repeated call to thanksgiving frames the psalm in covenant praise.
Son of God
The confession at the cross echoes the opening title and frames Mark’s presentation of Jesus’ identity.
God / Word / Son in relation to God
The prologue begins and ends with the Son’s relation to God and His revelation of God.
Alpha and Omega
The title frames Revelation with God’s sovereignty over the beginning and the end.
Bethlehem, family line, David
The narrative moves from emptiness in Bethlehem to the lineage of David, framing providential restoration.
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