Melting text¶
melting_text · word · validated
A text that loses one word, letter or line at each repetition until nothing of it is left.
Provenance¶
- Source: Oulipo, Atlas de littérature potentielle (1981)
- Attribution:
reference— attested in a standard reference rather than traced to an origin - Checkability:
source— decidable against the source text it was made from - Attested:
codified— formulated as a rule by a tradition rather than declared by an author
Details¶
- Kind: both
- Languages: en, fr
- Requires:
tokens - Deterministic: yes
- In other languages: Texte fondant (fr)
Prompt hint¶
Repeat the passage, dropping one word each time, until it disappears.
Parameters¶
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
source |
string | — |
The text this one was made from. |
Examples¶
words-dropped¶
en — this text satisfies the procedure.
a c
Parameters: source='a b c'
Source: constructed example; the procedure is Oulipian
reordered¶
en — this text does not satisfy the procedure.
c a
Parameters: source='a b c'
Source: constructed counterexample
des-mots-tombent¶
fr — this text satisfies the procedure.
un trois
Parameters: source='un deux trois'
Source: constructed example; the procedure is Oulipian
remis-dans-un-autre-ordre¶
fr — this text does not satisfy the procedure.
trois un
Parameters: source='un deux trois'
Source: constructed counterexample