Proverbs seek to chart 'type' situations.
This naming acts as a kind of behavioral guide . Complex and sophisticated works of art could be considered proverbs writ large. Its aim would be to discern the general behind the particular, while formulating a strategy of strategies. This naming acts as a kind of behavioral guide, giving the hearers of such proverbs guidance on what to expect in certain situations. These categories would be more concerened with an analysis of what works of art do than with what they are .