Correct term for Parody/Mock writing
I was at the bookstore and came across a book titled, "You have to Fucking Eat" The book was written in the style of a child's picture book while the content and underlying message is more mature aimed at adults/teens with eating disorders.
My friend and I were discussing this style of writing, knowing that there must be a specific term for such a juxstaposition of content and style/apparent audience. The best we could come up with was "parody." While that label fits, I'm not sure that it is most accurate.
Another example is how sometimes Pixar movies have joke or two thrown in for the parents which would go over the heads of the children.
Is there a better word for that than parody?
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I was at the bookstore and came across a book titled, "You have to Fucking Eat" The book was written in the style of a child's picture book while the content and underlying message is more mature aimed at adults/teens with eating disorders.
My friend and I were discussing this style of writing, knowing that there must be a specific term for such a juxstaposition of content and style/apparent audience. The best we could come up with was "parody." While that label fits, I'm not sure that it is most accurate.
Another example is how sometimes Pixar movies have joke or two thrown in for the parents which would go over the heads of the children.
Is there a better word for that than parody?
writing-style
asked 10 hours ago
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I think "parody" is quite appropriate, this sounds like a parody of children's literature. I think any other term would be less accurate.
– RaceYouAnytime
9 hours ago
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I was at the bookstore and came across a book titled, "You have to Fucking Eat" The book was written in the style of a child's picture book while the content and underlying message is more mature aimed at adults/teens with eating disorders.
My friend and I were discussing this style of writing, knowing that there must be a specific term for such a juxstaposition of content and style/apparent audience. The best we could come up with was "parody." While that label fits, I'm not sure that it is most accurate.
Another example is how sometimes Pixar movies have joke or two thrown in for the parents which would go over the heads of the children.
Is there a better word for that than parody?
writing-style
asked 10 hours ago
rozzzlyrozzzly
61
I was at the bookstore and came across a book titled, "You have to Fucking Eat" The book was written in the style of a child's picture book while the content and underlying message is more mature aimed at adults/teens with eating disorders.
My friend and I were discussing this style of writing, knowing that there must be a specific term for such a juxstaposition of content and style/apparent audience. The best we could come up with was "parody." While that label fits, I'm not sure that it is most accurate.
Another example is how sometimes Pixar movies have joke or two thrown in for the parents which would go over the heads of the children.
Is there a better word for that than parody?
writing-style
writing-style
asked 10 hours ago
rozzzlyrozzzly
61
asked 10 hours ago
rozzzlyrozzzly
61
asked 10 hours ago
rozzzlyrozzzly
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asked 10 hours ago
rozzzlyrozzzly
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asked 10 hours ago
rozzzlyrozzzly
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I think "parody" is quite appropriate, this sounds like a parody of children's literature. I think any other term would be less accurate.
– RaceYouAnytime
9 hours ago
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I think "parody" is quite appropriate, this sounds like a parody of children's literature. I think any other term would be less accurate.
– RaceYouAnytime
9 hours ago
1
1
I think "parody" is quite appropriate, this sounds like a parody of children's literature. I think any other term would be less accurate.
– RaceYouAnytime
9 hours ago
I think "parody" is quite appropriate, this sounds like a parody of children's literature. I think any other term would be less accurate.
– RaceYouAnytime
9 hours ago
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If 'parody' is not sufficient, then I suggest
pastiche,
an artistic work that imitates another, sometimes intentional sometimes not (the latter is often called 'derivative'). A pastiche is also often a collection of such features in a single work. This works not only for stories or music but any kind of art.
Tom Stopppard's 'Rosenkranz and Guildenstern are Dead' is a classic pastiche of Shakespeares 'Hamlet'.
answered 9 hours ago
MitchMitch
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As to the Pixar movies that have some jokes for the adults too, that is just multi-layered a different kind of structure.
– Mitch
9 hours ago
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If 'parody' is not sufficient, then I suggest
pastiche,
an artistic work that imitates another, sometimes intentional sometimes not (the latter is often called 'derivative'). A pastiche is also often a collection of such features in a single work. This works not only for stories or music but any kind of art.
Tom Stopppard's 'Rosenkranz and Guildenstern are Dead' is a classic pastiche of Shakespeares 'Hamlet'.
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As to the Pixar movies that have some jokes for the adults too, that is just multi-layered a different kind of structure.
– Mitch
9 hours ago
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If 'parody' is not sufficient, then I suggest
pastiche,
an artistic work that imitates another, sometimes intentional sometimes not (the latter is often called 'derivative'). A pastiche is also often a collection of such features in a single work. This works not only for stories or music but any kind of art.
Tom Stopppard's 'Rosenkranz and Guildenstern are Dead' is a classic pastiche of Shakespeares 'Hamlet'.
answered 9 hours ago
MitchMitch
51.9k15104215
As to the Pixar movies that have some jokes for the adults too, that is just multi-layered a different kind of structure.
– Mitch
9 hours ago
add a comment |
If 'parody' is not sufficient, then I suggest
pastiche,
an artistic work that imitates another, sometimes intentional sometimes not (the latter is often called 'derivative'). A pastiche is also often a collection of such features in a single work. This works not only for stories or music but any kind of art.
Tom Stopppard's 'Rosenkranz and Guildenstern are Dead' is a classic pastiche of Shakespeares 'Hamlet'.
answered 9 hours ago
MitchMitch
51.9k15104215
If 'parody' is not sufficient, then I suggest
pastiche,
an artistic work that imitates another, sometimes intentional sometimes not (the latter is often called 'derivative'). A pastiche is also often a collection of such features in a single work. This works not only for stories or music but any kind of art.
Tom Stopppard's 'Rosenkranz and Guildenstern are Dead' is a classic pastiche of Shakespeares 'Hamlet'.
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As to the Pixar movies that have some jokes for the adults too, that is just multi-layered a different kind of structure.
– Mitch
9 hours ago
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As to the Pixar movies that have some jokes for the adults too, that is just multi-layered a different kind of structure.
– Mitch
9 hours ago
As to the Pixar movies that have some jokes for the adults too, that is just multi-layered a different kind of structure.
– Mitch
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As to the Pixar movies that have some jokes for the adults too, that is just multi-layered a different kind of structure.
– Mitch
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I think "parody" is quite appropriate, this sounds like a parody of children's literature. I think any other term would be less accurate.
– RaceYouAnytime
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