Posted on 08/02/2007 4:24:18 AM PDT by secret garden
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
denouement \day-noo-MAWN\, noun
1. The final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work.
2. The outcome of a complex sequence of events.
Example sentences:
And perhaps this helps to explain the frequency of the violent denouement in contemporary novels: in the country that embraced the slogan "Today is the first day of the rest of your life," how do you call it quits on a character who is still breathing?
-- Brad Leithauser, "You Haven't Heard the Last of This", New York Times, August 30, 1998
Of course, the crusaders were losers in the short run, but Europe's storytellers have traditionally awarded them the righteous victory and not dwelt on the embarrassing denouement.
-- Todd Gitlin, The Twilight of Common Dreams
Etymology:
Denouement is from French, from Old French denoer, "to untie," from Latin de- + nodare, "to tie in a knot," from nodus, "a knot."
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!
-usually we talk about breast cleavage.......the other day, I saw butt cleavage on a “woman”...........GAG ME! I nearly lost it. NOT pretty.
He gets wackier every year, doesn’t he? A+ for you!
Be careful. That site is addictive. Have you seen Gene Simmons’ ferret on there? Omigosh! Too funny!
That’s funny! In my head I can even hear the guy who yells “We must protect this house!” reading the caption.
His dad’s name was WHAT??? Shirley, they jest...
I don’t think I saw that one but yes “I Can Has Cheeseburger” is one addictive site.
don’t see you saying that to Mr. Majors, Sr’s face... ; )
There are some subconscious reasons why he had 5 sons and they all played football, don’t you think? Speaking of where he started, we have a local HS coach here named Jack Daniels. He’s a legend. Took off a couple of years when his boys were in HS and now he’s back.
I thought Prince single handedly underwrote all the arts spending in MN. A for you!
Mik’s daughter just HAD to flip to the denouement of the latest Harry Potter novel to ascertain the fate of the protagonist. ;)
Oops, Restless Index Syndrome...
ROTFLMAO! hillarious.
That’s almost a dead ringer for my indoor/outdoor cat, Darius Cats-purr-itis.
Of course, that's extraordinary circumstances. Morgantown issues a "clear all debris off of your porches" edict before practically every WVU game.
why should the hillbillies have all the fun ?? ; )
A pox on anyone giving away the denouement to HARRY POTTER. (I’m in the middle of #7.)
Deneuvement.
good one, marteen!
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