In literature,rhetoric, andpublic speaking, a narrative or anecdote used to illustrate a quotation, claim, or moral point is called exemplum. Inclassical rhetoric, the exemplum (which Aristotle called theparadigma) was considered one of the basic methods of argument. But as noted in theRhetorica ...
until he is expelled from the Moon forblasphemy. Following a short return to Earth, he travels to the Sun, where a society of birds puts him on trial for humanity’s crimes. In creating his diversion, Cyrano took it as his mission to make impossible things seem plausible. Although this ...