Lesson 5
Intertextuality
Second Quarter | Creative Writing | Grade 12
“No man is an island … and
therefore never send to know for
whom the bell tolls; it tolls for
thee.”
Meditation XVII by John Donne For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
associated connected
linked
A sto y retold in another story.
'Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter 'Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter
And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet" And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"
But you were everything to me But you were everything to me
I was beggin' you, "Please don't go, " and I I was beggin' you, "Please don't go, " and I
said said
Love Story
song by Taylor Swift
Romeo and Juliet Scarlet Letter
play by William Shakespeare fiction by Nathaniel Hawthorne
“Even God can have a preference, can he? Let’s
suppose God liked lamb
better than vegetables. I think I do myself. Cain
brought him a bunch of carrots maybe.
Cain and Abel And God said, ‘I don’t like this. Try again. Bring
me something I like and I’ll set you up
biblical story from the book of Genesis alongside your brother.’ But Cain got mad. His
feelings were hurt. And when a man’s
feelings are hurt he wants to strike at
something, and Abel was in the way of his
anger.”
novel by John Steinback
This is an example of allusion.
Allusion is an unexplained reference to someone or something outside of the text.
graphic novel by Carlo Vergara
comics by Mars Ravelo
This is an example of parody.
Parody is a technique which allows writers to use an existing story as a reference in coming up with another story with a slightly different
version mostly done to entertain or make the audience laugh.
What is intertextuality?
● A text’s meaning (story, book, article, song, video) is influenced by another text which may be done
either subtly or noticeably
● Intertextual references allow for deeper understanding of the text
● Types: Allusion, Appropriation, and Parody
Allusion is an unexplained reference
to someone or something outside of the
text.
Reference Character/Plot
● Intertextual allusions require a
knowledge of other works of
literature. Intertextual
allusion
● A writer may use it to invoke a
character or plot that they see
as having relevance to their own Other works of
work. Influences
literature
● A writer may use it to signal who
their influences are without
stating them explicitly.
Adaptation Reinterpretation
Appropriation makes use of
adaptation, reinterpretation or
reimagining an existing text and Appropriation
making it new.
Reimagining Make it new
Existing story Different version
Parody is an intertextual technique
which allows writers to use an existing
story as a reference in coming up with Parody
another story with a slightly different
version mostly done to entertain
or make the audience laugh.
Entertain Laughter
Allusion
"Ponyboy." Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
I barely heard him. I came closer and leaned over to Her early leaf’s a flower;
hear what he was going to say. But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold ... " The pillow seemed to So Eden sank to grief,
sink a little, and Johnny died. So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
The Outsiders, novel by S.E. Hinton Nothing Gold Can Stay, poem by Robert Frost
Appropriation
Emma
novel by Jane Austen
Emma
film by Douglas McGrath
Clueless
film by Amy Heckerling
Parody
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in
of brains must be in want of more brains.” possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”
Pride and Prejudice with Zombies, novel by Seth Grahame-Smith Pride and Prejudice, novel by Jane Austen
References
Ancheta, L. (2017). Creative Writing. Vibal Group Inc., 2017.
Gasulas, Allen, et al. Integrated English for Effective Communication: Creative Writing. First ed., The Phoenix Publishing House Inc., 2017.
DARNA REBORN Part 2 - The legend continues. (2010, July 17). Pinoy Superheroes Universe.
https://pinoysuperheroesuniverse.blogspot.com/2010/07/darna-reborn-part-2-legend-continues.html
Muniz, H. (n.d.). 11 allusion examples in literature, poetry, and life. Online SAT / ACT Prep Blog by PrepScholar. https://blog.prepscholar.com/allusion-examples
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