Spoof Text: Definition, Generic Structure, Language Features, and Example

Definition:

Spoof text is a text which tells the events of the past with an unexpected ending and funny.

Purpose:

To entertain the readers with funny story.

Generic Structures:

         1.      Orientation: Introduction of the participant of the story, where it happens and when it happens. By giving the orientation, reader will recognize the story.

          2.      Events: Tells about the chronological of the story. Several events are explored in chronological way which able to arrange the story read nicely.

        3.      Twist: An unpredictable plot in the end of the story which amuse the reader. Readers even didn’t predict before that it would be.

Language Features:

          1.      Focusing on individual participant like as people, animals or certain things

          2.      Using past sentence

          3.      Using action verb (ate, ran, was walking, etc.)

          4.      The use of adverbial phrase of time and place (in the garden, two days ago)

          5.      Told in chronological order

          6.      Use of direct speech or indirect speech for the dialogues

          7.      The use of connective (first, then, finally)

Example:

Green Pink and Yellow

Can you name the colors in English? Yes, you’re right. Blue, red, yellow, and so on. By the way, I have funny story about the colors. Do you want to hear it? Okay, listen to me carefully.

            One day, an English teacher was explaining about colors to his students.

            After he had finished explaining, he asked his students. “Who can make a sentence using the words green, pink, and yellow?”

            Kris the cleverest student in the class, quickly raised up his hand and answered, “when the yellow morning sun comes, I see a beautiful girl wearing a pink dress walking through the green grass”.

            “Great! Kris, you are a very good student.” said the teacher.

            “Me, me, sir” Niel, the most stupid student in the class said while rising his hand. And the said, “I heard the telephone was ringing green …… green, then I pink up the receiver and I said “Yellow, who’s speaking there?”