Spoof text is a kind of text that that is the most enjoyable to learn.
Why? Because with this one, at least the students who always frown when
learning English can be cured. Try to ask your friends, is there your
friends who "hated" English lessons? I'm very very very sure "there
is". However, with this spoof text, hopefully all of their hatred could
be turned into love.
Spoof text is one type of English text that telling a funny story. Who
would not smile if there are things that funny? That is stressful man
huh? If the narrative text tend to tell a story with a variety of
problems to be solved, and if the recount text more inclined to tell
that person's activities in a particular time sequence, spoof text is
different from the two text, so what is?
Definition
Mentioned in the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary Online (wow),
there are two meanings of spoof text. First, as a noun, the meaning is,
"a funny and silly piece of writing, music, theater, etc.. That copies
the style of an original work". Being second, spoof as a verb, meaning,
"to try to make someone believe in something is not true, as a joke."
Spoof of the second meaning above, it can be concluded that the
definition of spoof text is a text that contains humor though most of
the text has been modified from the original.
Language Characteristiccs
There are several linguistic characteristics that can distinguish Spoof Text with English Text types (Types of Text) the other, there are :
1. Using the Past Tense; was, were, did, etc.
2. Using action verbs (action verb), did, went, walked, etc.
3. Using adverb of time and place adverbs.
4. Told chronologically.
The Generic Structure
Generic Structure (general arrangement) in a spoof text are :
» Orientation, provides an introduction to the characters, setting, settings etc..
» Events, provides even or events
» Twist, ending the story (the ending is considered funny, sometimes unexpected)
A description of the orientation and the event is oftenly discussed,
especially on the subject narrative text and recount text. In any spoof
text, orientation and the event was not much different from the one in
the narrative and recount.
Looking for a twist, for those not used to writing a humorous story may
be very difficult to understand the twist was hard enough, let alone
making up their own ...
Yes, to understand the twist, we need a sense of humor until we are able
to digest what's behind the humor contained in this twist. Because
usually very difficult to predict, "what's the punchline?" Let's see the
examples :
Soon after he left college, Dave found one of his uncles who was very rich and had no children of his own died and left him a lot of money, so he decided to set up his own real estate agency.
Dave found a nice
office. He bought some new furniture and moved in. he had only been
there for e few hours when he heard someone coming toward the door of
his office.
“It must be my first
customer” Dave thought. He quickly picked up the telephone and pretended
to be very busy answering an important call from someone in New York
who wanted to buy a big and expensive house in the country.
The man knocked at the
door while this was going on. He came in and waited politely for Dave to
finish his conversation on the phone. Then the man said to Dave; “I am
from the telephone company and I was sent here to connect your
telephone”
Notes on the Spoof’s Generic Structure
Orientation: Dave
was a lucky man. He suddenly became a very rich man because of the
death of his rich uncle who had no children. He inherited his uncle’s
money.
Event 1: Being rich, he wanted to set up his estate company
Event 2:
He had his new office. In his office, he pretended to be a very
successful businessman. He acted as had an important client. He showed
by making conversation on the phone.
Twist: The man whom he showed is a telephone technician. He came to Dave’s office to connect that phone.
