Spoof Text

Spoof text is a funny and silly piece of writing, music, theatre, etc.


GENERIC STRUCTURE
 1.    Orientation, berisi pengenalan  tokoh,latar, setting dll.
 2.    Events, berisi peristiwa  atau  kejadian.
 3.    Twist, ending cerita (akhir cerita yang  dianggap lucu,
        kadang  tidak terduga).

Example :

ABSENCE
Joe’s Mother got angry because her son got a low mark on English test.

“Why did you get such a low mark on that test?” Asked mother angrily. Asked by his angry mother, Joe just kept silent and went out.

A few moment, Joe came back home and met his mother again. His mother asked the same question.

Joe answered steadily, “Because of absence.”

“You mean you were absent on the day of the test?” Mother wondered.

Joe replied, “No, but the kid who sits next to me was.”


Generic Structure Analysis
Orientation; Joe’s Mother got angry because her son  
                      got a low mark on English test.
Event1       ; “Why did you get such a low mark on that
                      test?” Asked mother angrily. Asked by his
                      angry mother, Joe just kept silent and went
                        out.
Event2       ; A few moment, Joe came back home and met
                     his mother again. His mother asked the same
                     question.

                    Joe answered steadily, “Because of absence.”
Twist          ; You mean you were absent on the day of the test?”
                      Mother wondered.
                   Joe replied, “No, but the kid who sits next to me was.”