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Parody Please copy the following definition into your English notebook under “Literary Terms”

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1 Parody Please copy the following definition into your English notebook under “Literary Terms”

2 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 www.armour.k12.sd.u and www.enotes.com

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4 Source: Language Arts Resource Center www.armour.k12.sd.u

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