[Technique] in literature refers to writing which exhibits [particular tendency under discussion]. [Technique], demonstrated extensively in [Author]’s work [Title], published in [year], was a major element of [literary movement]. Critics often refer to [technique] using the term “[term].” Other figures associated with [literary movement] known for exercises in [technique] are the novelist [Novelist], the poet [Poet], and the late dramatist [Playwright]. Common trademarks of [term]al [technique] include [narrative framework], [stylistic device], and [linguistic construction]. Practitioners of [term] often used [technique] in works of [movement] literature to demonstrate [theoretical concept], [aspect of culture unique to historical period], or [universal human theme].
Oulipian objects often offer obscure orders of observation. Originators of Oulipo opposed ordinary opinions, obtruding obligatory oddity, or otherwise offbeat operatives. Observing obstinate orders—omission, organization, orders of operations—Oulipo outstrips outmoded ordinances. Oulipian orthography occludes or obstructs, obviating old or outdated orchestrations. Oulipian output, occasionally oblique or opaque, outlines outlandish or original options. Oulipo’s overall objective? Obvious: obliterate obsolescence.
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