Exposition and Tale

Exposition

Exposition noun - A public showing of objects of interest.

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Tale and exposition are semantically related. in written description topic. In some cases you can use "Tale" instead a noun "Exposition".

Tale noun - A rumor or report of a personal or sensational nature.

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Exposition and tale are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Exposition" instead a noun "Tale".

musical	musical exposition	musical tale
full	full exposition	full tale
long	long exposition	long tale
particular	particular exposition	particular tale
Other adjectives: short, simple, actual, real, serious, little, tragic, straightforward, dramatic, traditional, last.

Orson Scott Card's manual How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy includes an entire chapter about how to how to handle exposition in a Speculative Fiction tale without resorting to this trope.

Source: As You Know
In A Witch's Tale, the Wonderland characters often provide exposition.

Source: Mr. Exposition
Breather Episode: Between the Umbridge-a-riffic fifth book and the Kill 'em All seventh, most of this book is a pretty easy-going tale with a lot of exposition and teen angst (not to mention many jokes).

Source: Literature / Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince