- ex|pli|ca|tion de texte
- ex|pli|ca|tion de texte «ehks plee kah syn duh TEHKST», French.1. a formal analysis of the language, style, and content of a literary work or passage: »
Impressed by Milton's “Lycidas,” my teacher gave me John Ruskin's analysis of the poem, an early and excellent example of what the French call explication de texte (Granville Hicks).
2. (literally) explanation of text.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.