Assertion: prologue | /r/CapableOf | provide background information
Facets:
value: for the reader
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: A prologue provides background information for the reader.
text: It sets the tone and establishes the setting and provides background details.
text: Fiction works that have prologues sometimes would not be as easy to understand if they did not include a prologue to provide background information and introductory exposition.
text: Generally, the answer is that the prologue provides background information that helps put the main story into context.
text: A prologue can provide background information, hint at theme, or foreshadow (or obviously reveal)
text: Prologue can introduce characters, establish the setting and provide background details.
text: The prologue provides background details and sets the tone and mood to establish the setting.