What is Spoof Text?

Spoof is a text which tells factual story, happened in the past time with unpredictable and funny ending. Spoof text is very similar to recount text. Both spoof and recount tell about the past event with chronological order. Its purpose is to amuse reader with funny story. The story mostly is ended with an unpredictable event. The different is Spoof Text has “twist” in the end of the story.

The social function is to entertain the readers with an humorous story

Generic Structure of Spoof:

1. Orientation (introduction of the participant of the story , where it happen and when. By giving the orientation, reader will recognize the story)
2. Events (tells about the chronological of the story. Several events are explored in chronological way which able to arrange the story read nicely.)

• -Event 1
• -Event 2
• - …etc…

3. Twist (an unpredictable plot in the end of the story which amuse the reader. Readers even did not predict before that it would be)

Language Feature of Spoof

1. Focusing on people, animals or certain things

2. Using action verb; ate, ran, etc

3. Using adverb of time and place

4. Told in chronological order.

Example 1:

Penguin in the Park

           Once a man was walking in a park when he across a penguin. He took it to a policeman and said; “What should I do?” The policeman replied; “Take it to the zoo!”.

Authentic Narrative Beauty and the Beast

Authentic Narrative Beauty and the Beast

 (Jeanne-Marie LePrince de Beaumont)

(adapted by http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/beauty.html)

There was once a very rich merchant, who had six children, three sons, and three daughters; being a man of sense, he spared no cost for their education, but gave them all kinds of masters. His daughters were extremely handsome, especially the youngest. When she was little everybody admired her, and called her "The little Beauty;" so that, as she grew up, she still went by the name of Beauty, which made her sisters very jealous.

What is Spoof Text?

Spoof is a text which tells factual story, happened in the past time with unpredictable and funny ending. Spoof text is very similar to recount text. Both spoof and recount tell about the past event with chronological order. Its purpose is to amuse reader with funny story. The story mostly is ended with an unpredictable event. The different is Spoof Text has “twist” in the end of the story.

The social function is to entertain the readers with an humorous story

Generic Structure of Spoof:

1. Orientation (introduction of the participant of the story , where it happen and when. By giving the orientation, reader will recognize the story)
2. Events (tells about the chronological of the story. Several events are explored in chronological way which able to arrange the story read nicely.)

• -Event 1
• -Event 2
• - …etc…

3. Twist (an unpredictable plot in the end of the story which amuse the reader. Readers even did not predict before that it would be)

Language Feature of Spoof

1. Focusing on people, animals or certain things

2. Using action verb; ate, ran, etc

3. Using adverb of time and place

4. Told in chronological order.

Example 1:

Penguin in the Park

           Once a man was walking in a park when he across a penguin. He took it to a policeman and said; “What should I do?” The policeman replied; “Take it to the zoo!”.

           The next day, the policeman saw the man in the same park. The man was still carrying the penguin. The policeman was rather surprised and walked up to the man and asked; “Why are you still carrying the penguin? Didn’t you take it to the zoo?” The man replied; “I certainly did. And it was a great idea because the penguin really enjoyed it. So, today I am taking it to the movie”.

Generic Structure Analysis:

Orientation;introducing participants: the man, policeman, and Penguin. They were in the park

Event1; The man tended to take the penguin to the park

Event; The following day, the man were still carrying the penguin

Twist; Even, finally the man would take the penguin to the movies

Language Feature Analysis:

Focusing on certain certain participants; the man, penguin, policeman
Using action verb; carry, walk up
Using adverb of time and place; once, in the park
Told in chronological order; chronological order by days, the next day.

Nur Arifta Lantiningrum, 2012

Narrative text A Mermaid and a Magic Comb

A Mermaid and a Magic Comb

Cury, Cornwall, England                Dated: 1700 - 1800

The Little Mermaid

Once upon a time there was a young mermaid. She had seven other sisters. She was told: "When you sixteen you can go over the waves and see the human land". One by one the sisters went to the surface. Then it was the little mermaids turn. she went to the surface.it was a horrible day for sailing but the prince went sailing anyway. Suddenly the boat hit some rocks that werent visible. The prince was threw into the water. the little mermaid swam and pulled him on land and started singing to him. The next moment they were in love.

The little mermaid heard someone coming and swam away. She was still in love and wanted to marry the man with the split tailM so she went to the sea witch."I will grant your wish, but you must give me your voice and if the prince does not love you you will turn into sea troth and you soul will be mine". The little mermaid agreed. From his castle the prince could see the beach. he saw someone and ran down to see who it was. "Hello are you alright?" the mermaid went to speak but nothing came out. "You cant speak?" the mermaid nodded her head. "Come with me." A servant brought the mermaid some clothes. She slept all night. The prince was up early and went to the balcony. He heard singing. It sounded like the singing he heard when he almost drowned. He ran down to the beach "You save my life!" "Yes I did." It was the sea witch. she had tranfored into a beautiful lady using the little mermaids voice.

When the mermaid woke up she got a shock "We're going to marry tomorrow" said the prince to a wedding planner. The little mermaid was invited to. It was the third day. "I do" said the prince. It was sunset the little mermaid was standing on a rock by the sea. she was then swept off the rock and now and now belong to the sea witch.