24
fable(noun, report, account, moral, description)
15
allegory(noun, account, device, fantasy, story)
15
story(noun, account, moral, fantasy, news)
12
apologue(noun, account, description, fantasy, story)
10
yarn(noun, report, account, fantasy, story)
9
legend(noun, account, fantasy, story, news)
8
anecdote(noun, report, account, news, tale)
8
myth(noun, report, account, moral, story)
6
narrative(noun, report, account, news, tale)
6
romance(noun, report, account, description, story)
5
comparison
5
fiction(noun, account, fantasy, story, tale)
5
metaphor(noun, metaphor)
5
simile(style, manner, device, parallel, flower)
5
tale(noun, report, account, moral, story)
4
fairy tale(noun, expression, idiom, report, account)
4
saga(noun, report, account, news, tale)
4
similitude(noun, resemblance, comparison)
3
gest
2
epic(noun, report, account, news, tale)
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