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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:
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How doth the little busy bee |
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 | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
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Solution
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How doth the little busy bee |
How doth the little crocodile (parody) |
| Choice of a subject (an animal) | Choice of subject (an animal) |
| A bee | A crocodile |
| Number of lines and stanzas | Number of lines and stanzas: |
| 8 lines, 2 stanzas | 8 lines, 2 stanzas |
| Same or similar constructions | Same or similar constructions: |
| Yes | Yes |
| Tone of the poem | Tone of the poem: |
| Serious, moralistic, inspirational | Witty, humorous, sarcastic |
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Look at the words given in the box below
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snigger |
wriggle |
sneak |
squeak |
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squawk |
titter |
pant |
chuckle |
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giggle |
jeer |
chortle |
guffaw |
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sigh |
sidle |
boo |
shriek |
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scramble |
croak |
straggle |
plod |
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gasp |
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Now classify them according to their closeness in meaning to the words given below
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
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snigger |
wriggle |
squeak |
jeer |
sigh |
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