EnglishRhetoricFiguresofRelationship
FiguresofRelationship15.parody诙谐、仿拟
15.Parody诙谐、仿拟ParodyisdefinedbyOwenWatsonas“animitationofthecharacteristicstyleofawriter,composer,etc.orofaliterary,artisticormusicalwork”.
15.Parody诙谐、仿拟Itis“themimickingofaliteraryworkorofthestyleofawell-knownartist”(ArnoldLazarus).E.g.“Likeson,likefather”isthemimickingoftheEnglishproverb“Likefather,likeson”.
15.Parody诙谐、仿拟Parodywasoriginallydesiredtoridicule.Nowitcanbeusedtoproduceanydesiredeffectbyitsvariedformsanditsstrikingcontrasts.
15.Parody诙谐、仿拟1)Bythechangingofawordorphrasee.g.(1)ArtforHeart’sSake(byRubeGoldberg)(Artforart’ssake.)
1)Bythechangingofawordorphrase(2)Willthegamebeplayedaccordingtotheusualindustrialrules:fromeachaccordingtohisability,toeachaccordingtohisinvestment?(byStuartHarris)(fromeachaccordingtohisability,toeachaccordingtohisneed)(3)Awordintimesavesnine.(stitch)
15.Parody诙谐、仿拟2)Bythechangingofseveralwords,keepingtheoriginalstructure(1)Tolie,ornottolie---thedoctor’sdilemma.(2)Togo,ortostay,that’saqustion.(3)Youcantakeachildtoschool,butyoucannotmakehimtothink.
2)Bythechangingofseveralwords,keepingtheoriginalstructure(4)Twinkle,twinkle,littlebat!HowIwonderwhatyou’reat!Upabovetheworldyoufly!Likeateatrayinthesky!
3)Bythechangingofthesentencepatternorstructure.(1)MowheisanIshmael,anex-convictalbeit,amillionaire.Butwait!Theraceistotheswift,hesaidtohimselfoverandover.Yes,andthebattleistothestrong.(TheexpressionisfromtheBible:Theraceisnottotheswift,orthebattletothestrong.)
AssignmentWritesomesentencesinwhichparodyisused.