Definition:
an anecdote or short narrative used to point a moral or sustain an argument
Lanham, Richard A. A Handlist of Rhetorical Terms. 2nd ed., Berkeley, U of
California P, 2007.
Informal:
An exemplum is a short story or history used to set an example for people. An example of an exemplum would be the hadiths from Prophet Muhammad in Islam.
Etymology:
from Latin exemplum "a copy, pattern, model"
Etymonline. "Exemplar." Etymonline, 23 Sept. 2014, www.etymonline.com/. Accessed
7 Sept. 2022.
Analysis of Exemplum
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