Picture
Picture noun - A vivid representation in words of someone or something.
Usage example: the newspaper report gives a detailed picture of the current situation in that troubled country
Tale and picture are semantically related. in account topic. In some cases you can use "Tale" instead a noun "Picture", when it comes to topics like written description of past events.
Tale
Tale noun - A rumor or report of a personal or sensational nature.
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How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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In the very short tale "Vividness", the trope is inverted, since the painter dies when he draws himself on the picture.
Source: Art Initiates Life -
For instance, in the tale of "Doe in the woods" by Mrs d'Aulnoy, the prince Guerrier (Warrior) falls for Princess's Desiree picture.
Source: Love Before First Sight -
The reality behind Poison Ivy's new domestic life is no picture-perfect fairy tale, either... dear God, the "cabbage plant kids"...
Source: Daylight Horror
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