tale vs subject matter

tale and subject matter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tale	Yes	No	No	No
subject matter	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, subject matter is a hypernym of tale; that is, subject matter is a word with a broader meaning than tale:

tale: a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
subject matter: content communicating a message; what something is about

Other hypernyms of tale include content, message, substance.

tale (noun)	subject matter (noun)
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program	content communicating a message; what something is about
a trivial lie