What is the term for an early part of a work that "teaches"

prologue
prolegomena

Foreword?
Index?
Prolegomenon?
Dramatis personae?
Incipit?
Exordium?
Didacticon?

>>7700752
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>>7700752
OP here, thank you, but not quite this, I meant like in a work of fiction, on a more subtle level, like the idea that the early levels of Super Mario Bros are supposed to subconsciously teach you the basics of how to play the game as you play them. A section or chapter that contains the keys to interpreting or understanding the rest of the work.

>>7700815
toutes-les-utiles-pour-le-livre-comprendre-torial?

>>7700839
I like it, but I know there's an English, (maybe German, maybe Latin) term for this.

expository text?

Tutorial?

Always called it "level 1". Not sure if its exactly what you're talking about, but I had a professor explain that often the descriptions of characters can help you understand the direction of the plot. Par exemple, how people are described as dressed and the tone of their voice. "Level one".

foreshadowing

>>7700725
"Markers" / "Frames" /"Framing"

>>7700725
dude i think i know what you're talking about but i can't think of it rn someone help pls

>>7700725
The undead asylum.

>>7701374
i think it's an analogy

>>7700725
primer?
key?

it's called a "comprehension expository"

Is OP still around?

Preface or Preamble sounds like what they're looking for.

>>7700815
That doesn't exactly suit what you meant in >>7700725 , but could it be epitome?

Exposition.

Cipher?

front matter

>>7700725

bump

What do you say, OP? Does anything here answer your question?