Exercises in Style

Explain how the words in parentheses are used in the variation "Word Game."

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In the variation "Word Game," the words in parentheses are used throughout the story. Queneau had the words ahead of time and rewrote the story in order to include each of the words in it. The parenthetical words also appear in the story in the order they appear at the beginning of the story.