Joan was used as an "exemplum" in Dominican preaching. The tale itself is an extended exemplum. The word "sampler" is derived from the Latin "exemplum", which means 'example'. He was the exemplum for the English standard. It is an exemplum from the perspective of many. The story is often used in culture as an exemplum cautioning against hasty action. These fragments constellate to form an exemplum of what Pound calls "clear song".