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7278714257Didacticintended to convey instruction and information as well as pleasure and entertainment0
7278714258ArchetypeAn original model or pattern1
7278714259MotifA recurring theme, subject or idea2
7278715770Symbolanything that stands for or represents something else3
7278717777Oral Traditionthe custom of passing along stories by speech4
7278717778AllegoryA literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions5
7278717779EpicA long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds6

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