Question

A parody is a playful, comic imitation of a writer’s style. A parody is like a verbal cartoon. Compare the original poem and its parody given on page 35 using the following points:

How doth the little busy bee (original)	How doth the little crocodile (parody)
Choice of a subject (an animal)
Number of lines and stanzas
Same or similar constructions
Tone of the poem

Answer 1

How doth the little busy bee	How doth the little crocodile
original	Parody
• Choice of a subject (an animal)
Bee	Crocodile
• Number of lines and stanzas
8 lines and 2 stanza	8 lines and 2 stanzas
• Same or similar constructions
How doth the little... Improve each shining	How doth the little... Improve his shining ......
• Tone of the poem
Motivating I Inspiring	Sarcastic