A quibble is a narrative technique used in literature to satisfy the exact verbal parameters of an agreement in order to evade its intended meaning. Quibbles are commonly employed in legal agreements and, in fantasy, magically enforced agreements. In English law, a quibble is a minor discrepancy between two or more writings that can be resolved by reference to a third writing. Examples include: "Hang him high," said the king. "Low," replied the queen. "Then," said the king, "hang him low." This riddle has several solutions. First, it could be that the king meant for his command to be symbolic rather than literal. Second, the phrase might indicate that Henry VIII wanted Lord Stanley hung in the air so that everyone would see how badly he had been mistreated. Third, the solution may lie in the fact that medieval laws were often vague and ambiguous. They needed some way of resolving discrepancies between different statutes, cases, or other sources of law, so they developed this technique of double meanings with multiple resolutions. Quibbles are also common in poetry. For example: "Faint heart never won fair lady." "No," said the queen. "Yes," replied the king. Here, the first line contains a double meaning.