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Parody = Frequently, parodies may be a humorous, witty piece of literature or musical work exaggerating something in literature, civics, music, etc. usually imitating a well-known piece of work (e.g., The Embarrassing Episode of Little Miss Muffet, Weird Al Yankovic, etc).
Parodies may also be sensitive like America the Beautiful or A Soldier's Christmas.
Parodies may also present some sort of a message like The Homeschoolers' Ode or 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. Some parodies may humorously present their messages (See: Politically Correct Seasons Greeting?)
Current events may also be parodied as seen in 'Twas the Night of the Capture (dealing with the capture of Saddam Hussein).
See: Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift which satirizes Britain (some satire may be close to a parody).
Parody = noun
Parodies = plural noun
Parodic = adjective
Parodistic = adjective
Parody = verb
Parodied = verb
Parodying = verb
Click here for Parody PDF File Worksheet
A rivulet gabbled beside her and babbled, Albeit unsightly, this creature politely This curious error completed her terror; And the Moral is this: Be it madam or miss
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'Twas the night of Thanksgiving, but I just couldn't sleep. I tried counting backwards, I tried counting sheep. The leftovers beckoned the dark meat and white, But I fought the temptation with all of my might. Tossing and turning with anticipation, The thought of a snack became infatuation. So, I raced to the kitchen, flung open the door And gazed at the fridge, full of goodies galore. I gobbled up turkey and buttered potatoes, Pickles and carrots, beans and tomatoes. I felt myself swelling so plump and so round, 'Til all of a sudden, I rose off the ground. I crashed through the ceiling, floating into the sky, With a mouthful of pudding and a handful of pie. But, I managed to yell as I soared past the trees ... Happy eating to all, pass the cranberries, please. May your stuffing be tasty, your turkey be plump. Your potatoes 'n gravy have nary a lump. May your yams be delicious, your pies take the prize. May your Thanksgiving dinner stay off of your thighs. |
On the first day of homeschool, my neighbor said to me... 1. Can you homeschool legally? 2. Are they socialized? 3. Do you give them tests? 4. What about PE? 5. You are so strange. 6. Why do you do this? 7. How long will you homeschool? 8. Look at what they're missing. 9. I could never do this! 10. They'll miss the prom! 11. What about graduation? 12. Can they go to college? |
I looked all about, With medals and badges, The soldier lay sleeping, Was this the hero of |
I couldn't help wonder The soldier awakened The soldier rolled over Then the soldier rolled over, |
God and the Soldier, we adore, In time of danger, not before. The danger passed and all things righted, God is forgotten and the Soldier slighted. Rudyard Kipling |
Our children wander aimlessly poisoned by cocaine, So many worldly preachers tell lies about our Rock, We've voted in a government that's rotting at the core, How are we to face our God, from Whom we cannot hide? |
The piper he piped on the hill-top high, The farmer he strode through the square farmyard; The farmer's daughter hath frank blue eyes, The farmer's daughter hath ripe red lips; The farmer's daughter hath soft brown hair; She sat with her hands 'neath her dimpled cheeks; She sat with her hands 'neath her crimson cheeks; She sat with her hands 'neath her burning cheeks Her sheep followed her as their tails did them *written like a folk ballad |
'Tis a fearful thing when sleeping So we shuddered there in silence, And as thus we lay in darkness, And his little daughter whispered, Then he kissed the little maiden, Note: |
'Tis a fearful thing in winter So we shuddered there in silence, As thus we sat in darkness But his little daughter whispered, Then we kissed the little maiden, |
How oft have I seized it with hands that were glowing, Note: |
That moss-cover'd vessel I hail as a treasure; How sweet from the green mossy brim to receive it, |
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"You are old, Father William," the young man cried; "The few locks which are left you are gray; You are hale, Father William a hearty old man; Now tell me the reason, I pray." "In the days of my youth," Father William replied; "I remembered that youth would fly fast, And abused not my health and my vigor at first, That I never might need them at last." |
Our soldiers were nestled in their desert humvees, When out on the farm there arose such a clatter, The searchlight on the dictator now caught in our snare, Beneath the dirty old beard and the lice in his mane, "Now, Condi! now, Sanchez! now, Cheney and Bush! As a gloved doctor examined the smelly old goat, And then, in a twinkling, we heard from our leader Saddam was covered in filth, from his head to his foot, His eyes how they sagged! his dimples now pits! A large piece of wood was probed in his mouth, He was skinny and drawn, the lying old coward, Dean spoke not a word; Kerry went straight to work, He sprang back to work, to his team gave a whistle, |
Bob, the first sea monster, swam underneath the ship, tipped it over and ate everything on the ship. A little while later, they came up to another ship, again hauling potatoes. Bob again capsizes the ship and eats everything onboard. The third ship they found was also hauling potatoes and Bob once again capsized it and ate everything. Finally his buddy Bill asked him, "Why do you keep tipping over those ships full of potatoes and eating everything on board?" Bob replied, "I wish I hadn't, but I just can't help myself once I start. Everyone knows you can't eat just one potato ship." |
Parody Activities:
1) To the tune of All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth, come up with a parody for Ma and Pa wanting you to clean your room.
2) Develop a parody for having to sit in the back seat of a car on vacation with a sticky sibling to the tune of Over There.
3) To the tune of Row, Row, Row Your Boat make up a parody about doing math.
4) Cleaning up ... dusting, vacuuming, etc. ... can become irritating especially when a younger child carefully messes up what an older sibling just tidied up! Create a parody from this situation to the tune of Old MacDonald Had a Farm.
5) It is NOT unusual for a parent to have to go to a child's room when, coincidentally (or on purpose?), the child is wrapping a birthday, anniversary, or Christmas present. To the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star prepare a parody for you and your siblings to sing to your parents!
6) Nothing is funnier then when we see our faults and laugh at them ... when we do not take ourselves seriously. Come up with two-to-three of your own well-known faults developing a parody to be sung to the tune of Baa Baa Blacksheep.
7) Based on what you know and have learned so far about parodies, is the following a parody?
In simple English, what does this translate to? A research team proceeded towards the apex of a natural protuberance, the purpose of their expedition being the procurement of a sample of a fluid hydride of oxygen in a large vessel, the exact size of which is unspecified. One member of the team precipitously descended, sustaining severe damage to the upper cranial portion of his anatomical structure; subsequently the second member of the team performed a self-rotational translation oriented in the same direction taken by the first team member." |
Answer: Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill went tumbling after. |
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