Spoof Text
Definition and Social Function of Spoof
Spoof is a text which tells factual story, happened in the past time with unpredictable and funny ending. Its social function is to entertain and share the story.
Generic Structure of Spoof
1. Orientation
2. Events
3. Twist
Language Feature of Spoof
1. Focusing on people, animals or certain things
2. Using action verb; ate, ran, etc
3. Using adverb of time and place
4. Told in chronological order
Example Spoof Text:
New Baby
A woman is sitting at home entertaining her parents who have come around
to congratulate her on the birth of their first grandchild.
“So, when can we see the baby?” asks the grandmother.
“In a little while” replies the mother.
Some time passes, the grandparents are looking quite anxious at this point. “So. When can we see the baby? Ask the grandfather.
“When the baby starts crying” replies the mother.
The grandparents turn to look at each other, a little perplexed and ask, “Why do we have to wait until she starts crying?”
The mother snaps back, “Because I put her down somewhere this morning and I cant’ remember where she is!”
1. Orientation
Once a man was walking in a park when he come across a penguin.
(Suatu ketika ada seorang pria sedang berjalan di sebuah taman ketika dia melihat seekor pinguin melintas.)
2. Event
He took him to a policeman and said, "I have just found this penguin. What should I do?" The policeman replied, "take him to the zoo".
The next day the policeman saw the same man in the same park and the man still carrying the penguin with him. The policeman was rather supriseed and walked up to the man and asked "why are you still carrying that penguin about? Didn't you take it to the zoo?"
(Dia membawanya ke seorang polisi dan berkata, "saya baru saja menemukan pinguin ini. Apa yang harus saya lakukan?" Polisi tersebut menjawab, "bawa ke kebun binatang".)
(Hari berikutnya polisi tersebut melihat pria yang sama di taman yang sama dan pria tersebut masih membawa pinguin bersamanya. Polisi tersebut terkejut dan menghampirinya serta bertanya "mengapa kamu masih membawa pinguin itu? Bukannya kamu membanya ke kebun binatang?")
3. Twist
"I certainly did" replied the man.
"And it was a great idea because he really enjoyed it, so today I am taking him to the moviest, and the next day I'll take it to the beach. It'll be so much fun" said the man.
("Saya melakukannya" jawab pria tersebut.)
("Dan itu merupakan sebuah ide yang bagus karena pinguin tersebut menikmatinya, jadi hari ini saya akan membawanya ke bioskop, dan besok saya akan membawanya ke pantai. Itu kan sangat menyenangkan" kata pria tersebut.)
Penguin in the Park
1. Orientation
Once a man was walking in a park when he come across a penguin.
(Suatu ketika ada seorang pria sedang berjalan di sebuah taman ketika dia melihat seekor pinguin melintas.)
2. Event
He took him to a policeman and said, "I have just found this penguin. What should I do?" The policeman replied, "take him to the zoo".
The next day the policeman saw the same man in the same park and the man still carrying the penguin with him. The policeman was rather supriseed and walked up to the man and asked "why are you still carrying that penguin about? Didn't you take it to the zoo?"
(Dia membawanya ke seorang polisi dan berkata, "saya baru saja menemukan pinguin ini. Apa yang harus saya lakukan?" Polisi tersebut menjawab, "bawa ke kebun binatang".)
(Hari berikutnya polisi tersebut melihat pria yang sama di taman yang sama dan pria tersebut masih membawa pinguin bersamanya. Polisi tersebut terkejut dan menghampirinya serta bertanya "mengapa kamu masih membawa pinguin itu? Bukannya kamu membanya ke kebun binatang?")
3. Twist
"I certainly did" replied the man.
"And it was a great idea because he really enjoyed it, so today I am taking him to the moviest, and the next day I'll take it to the beach. It'll be so much fun" said the man.
("Saya melakukannya" jawab pria tersebut.)
("Dan itu merupakan sebuah ide yang bagus karena pinguin tersebut menikmatinya, jadi hari ini saya akan membawanya ke bioskop, dan besok saya akan membawanya ke pantai. Itu kan sangat menyenangkan" kata pria tersebut.)
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