Constrained writing is a literary technique in which the writer is bound by some condition that forbids certain things or imposes a pattern. Constraints...

A univocalic is a type of antilipogrammatic constrained writing that uses only consonants and a single vowel, in English "A", "E", "I", "O", or "U", and...

one-syllable article (Chinese: 同音文章; pinyin: Tóngyīn wénzhāng) is a type of constrained writing found in Chinese literature. It takes advantage of the large number...

in anagrams is an anagrammarian. Writing anagrammatic poetry is a form of a constrained writing similar to writing pangrams or long alliterations. Archive...

leipográmmatos, "leaving out a letter" is a kind of constrained writing or word game consisting of writing paragraphs or longer works in which a particular...

Pilish is a style of constrained writing in which the lengths of consecutive words or sentences match the digits of the number π (pi). The shortest example...

constraint (depending on time) Constrained optimization, in finance, linear programming, economics and cost modeling Constrained writing, in literature Constraint...

now only used in proper names and certain Okinawan orthographies. Modern writing uses voiced consonant marks (with dakuten). This is used as an indicator...

French-speaking writers and mathematicians who seek to create works using constrained writing techniques. It was founded in 1960 by Raymond Queneau and François...

Dashakumaracharita contains a specimen of lipogrammatic writing (a species of constrained writing). At the beginning of the chapter, Mantragupta is called...

noticed in its time, the book has since become a favorite of fans of constrained writing and is a sought-after rarity among some book collectors. The first...

Eggs and Ham was widely praised by critics for its writing and illustration, and the challenge of writing a book in 50 words is regarded as a success. The...

Anthony Etherin (born 2 September 1981) is a British experimental formal poet and publisher for the imprint Penteract Press. He is known for his use of...

Oulipo, workshop of potential literature, seeks to create works using constrained writing techniques. Georges Perec, French novelist and member of the Oulipo...

Alphabetical Africa is a constrained writing experiment by Walter Abish. It is written in the form of a novel. Writing in Esquire, Harold Bloom put it...

11 rue Simon-Crubellier. It was written according to a complex plan of writing constraints, and is primarily constructed from several elements, each adding...

language. The book covers a wide range of topics, including pencils ("writing sticks"), cameras ("picture takers"), microwave ovens ("food-heating radio...

/ji/. The poem is an example of a one-syllable article, a form of constrained writing possible in tonal languages such as Mandarin Chinese, where tonal...

A word square is a type of acrostic. It consists of a set of words written out in a square grid, such that the same words can be read both horizontally...

stand for a particular date when rearranged. The word, meaning "time writing", derives from the Greek words chronos (χρόνος "time") and gramma (γράμμα...

Greek ἄκρος "highest, topmost" and στίχος "verse". As a form of constrained writing, an acrostic can be used as a mnemonic device to aid memory retrieval...

involving loss, love and freedom. The Wonderful O uses a form of constrained writing or lipogram where the letter O is omitted at the demands of the villains...

An autogram (Ancient Greek: αὐτός = self, γράμμα = letter) is a sentence that describes itself in the sense of providing an inventory of its own characters...

Spring' as well as in alternate aspects of his other musical works. Constrained writing Oulipo Selective retention May, Kate Torgovnick (5 March 2013). "Can...

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Dansel, under the pen name Michel Thaler. Notable as an example of constrained writing, the entire novel is written without a single verb. In the novel's...

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland retold in words of one syllable is a retelling by Mrs. J. C. Gorham of Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel, written in 1905 and...

The Pig War (original Latin title: Pugna Porcorum) is a Latin poem written by John Placentius (Jan Leo Struyven), a Flemish Dominican friar, under the...

Talks with a Computer. In the foreword, he presented it as a form of constrained writing. There are many programs based on ELIZA in different programming...

A tautogram (Greek: tauto gramma, "same letter") is a text in which all words start with the same letter. Historically, tautograms were mostly poetical...