retelling
C35062
concept
Retelling is the act of recounting an existing story, event, or information in one’s own words, often with changes in emphasis, detail, or perspective.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| fairy tale retelling | 3 |
| retelling canonical | 2 |
| retelling of myths | 2 |
| fairy tale reimagining | 1 |
| fairy-tale retelling | 1 |
| reimagining | 1 |
| retelling of Beauty and the Beast | 1 |
| retelling of a folktale | 1 |
| retelling of classical myths | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: retelling
Generated description
Retelling is the act of recounting an existing story, event, or information in one’s own words, often with changes in emphasis, detail, or perspective.
Instances (13)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Legends: The Enchanted | fairy tale reimagining |
| Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined | — |
| Over Nine Waves: A Book of Irish Legends | retelling of myths |
| The Names Upon the Harp: Irish Myth and Legend | retelling of myths |
| Nettle & Bone | fairy-tale retelling |
| Bryony and Roses | retelling of Beauty and the Beast |
| The Raven and the Reindeer | — |
| Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes | fairy tale retelling |
| Snow, Glass, Apples | fairy tale retelling |
| Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave | retelling of a folktale |
| The Odd Couple: The New Generation | reimagining |
| Kissing the Witch | fairy tale retelling |
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"Stories of the Gods and Heroes" (as a children's book adapter)
surface form:
Stories of the Gods and Heroes
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retelling of classical myths |