Parody Please copy the following definition into your English notebook under “Literary Terms”
Parody Parody Imitates or mocks another work or type of literature. Like a caricature in art, parody in literature mimics a subject or a style. Its purpose may be to ridicule, to broaden understanding of, or to add insight to the original work.Parody Imitates or mocks another work or type of literature. Like a caricature in art, parody in literature mimics a subject or a style. Its purpose may be to ridicule, to broaden understanding of, or to add insight to the original work. Parody uses humor to imitate a person, event, or serious work of literature by mocking in a nonsensical fashion or to criticize by clever duplication. The term is also used for a comic imitation of a serious poem, similar to cartoon caricature of a person’s face.Parody uses humor to imitate a person, event, or serious work of literature by mocking in a nonsensical fashion or to criticize by clever duplication. The term is also used for a comic imitation of a serious poem, similar to cartoon caricature of a person’s face. Source: Language Arts Resource Center and
Source: Language Arts Resource Center