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!
I was going to say, I thought you usually caught fire in the backseat.. ; )
Calvin Ball ? Thats what all good Democrats play.
Just make up the rules as you go along.
me too! and i am only halfway through book#2~!
Je le frapperais.
Deux fois.
no hablo.
“Haw, haw, haw!”
< /French accent>
I know French from HS and years of ballet. Frappe means to beat or strike. You can figure it out.
oh like frappacino! yeah i got it! ; )
xsbrownie said Underdog opens tomorrow. she and i can’t wait to go and see Sweet Polly Purebred!
LOL, everytime the ad comes on TV I say I want to see that one.
we’d like to take our cavs to see one of their own on the big screen, but they would bark and be disruptive!
-they’ll have to wait for the DVD to come out.
That's one that I might just break my 25 year record of not going to a movie.
she and i can’t wait to go and see Sweet Polly Purebred!
My HS French teacher looked just like her.........
Abusive driver fees declared unconstitutional
So far the declaration is in valid in 1 county, but the ruling is being appealed.
I am oh so a thread killer..........
Home from work and getting ready to grill some shrimp-first ones in a long time-they have not looked very fresh or tasty in a while-
Obama’s idiotic statement
That he’d never use a nuke
Aside from being scary
Is enough to make me puke
And when someone nuked us
And made a major hit
Would he hurry to surrender
Or just pitch a hissy fit?
He wants to talk to Marxists
And play their little game-
The dénouement for his career
Would be to go down in flames
That guy is such a space cadet he can’t even buy a clue...
NnB's daughter has finished the book. It might be my turn now.
"it was a good’un"
Aren't lobotomies supposed to make you feel better?
A+ for the thread killer! ;)
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