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.