Parody & Paradox
Parody An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.
Music example Original Song: “One Thing” Parody Song: “Paper Bag” (That’s What Makes You Beautiful) Parody Song: “Paper Bag”
Movie Original Story: “Little Red Riding Hood” and others Parody: “Hoodwinked”
Dancing Original: Dubstep Parody: DuckStep
Paradox A statement that seems to be contradictory, but upon further thought, it is not. Have you ever heard of an oxymoron? -Jumbo Shrimp -found missing -being alone together -passive aggressive -pretty ugly
Paradox A Paradox is essentially a longer oxymoron… Example in a song On the sheet, you are going to explain how the paradoxes makes sense…
Extra Parody Country Music: “I Love This Bar” “I Love Nascar” “Breathe” “Breath”
Teaching… Parody of Teaching