ground plan vs recapitulation

ground plan

noun
  • Hypothetical ancestor of a clade. 

  • Framework or pattern. 

  • Floorplan. 

  • A diagram showing set layout. 

recapitulation

noun
  • The reenactment of the embryonic development in evolution of the species. 

  • A subsequent brief recitement or enumeration of the major points in a narrative, article, or book. 

  • The third major section of a musical movement written in sonata form, representing thematic material that originally appeared in the exposition section. 

  • The symmetry provided by Christ's life to the teachings of the Old Testament; the summation of human experience in Jesus Christ. 

How often have the words ground plan and recapitulation occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )