Spoof Text

Contoh teks spoof

“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 answer, “No, but the kid who sits next to me was.

Title

-       Absence

Orientation

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

Event

“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.

Twist

-       Joe answer, “No, but the kid who sits next to me was.

SPOOF

      Social Function

·         To retell an event with a humorous twist

·         Entertaining reader using twist

      Generic Structure

·         Orientation

Ø  Sets the scene

Ø  The beginning of the story it contains the introduction of character and the setting of the story

·         Event

Ø  Tell what happened

Ø  Series of event it contains what happen to the character

·         Twist

Ø  Provides the punchline

Ø  It contains unpredictable funny ending or the story

      Language Features

·         Focus on individual participants

·         Use of material processes

·         Circumstance of time and place

·         Use of past tense