ex·pli·ca·tion de texte 
(ĕk-splē-kä-syôɴ də tĕkst)
(ĕk-splē-kä-syôɴ də tĕkst)n. pl. ex·pli·ca·tions de texte (-syôɴ)
A method of literary criticism in which the interrelated details of a written work are examined and analyzed in an effort to understand its structure and discover meanings.
[French : explication, explanation + de, of + texte, text.]