Exquisite corpse, also known as exquisite cadaver (from the original French term cadavre exquis) or rotating corpse, is a method by which a collection of words or images is collectively assembled. Each collaborator adds to a composition in sequence, either by following a rule (e.g. "The adjective noun adverb verb the adjective noun") or by being allowed to see the end of what the previous person contributed.
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Famous quotes containing the words exquisite and/or corpse:
“But with exquisite breathing you smile, with satisfaction of love,
And I touch you again as you tick in the silence and settle in
sleep.”
—Karl Shapiro (b. 1913)
“The “Green-Eyed Monster” causes much woe, but the absence of this ugly serpent argues the presence of a corpse whose name is Eros.”
—Minna Antrim (b. 1861)