Spoof text
Mulyarti, S.Pd., M.Pd.
Spoof text
Definition
Spoof is a text which tells factual story, happened in the past time with unpredictable and
funny ending or Spoof is a type of story which have has twist (funny part in the end of the
story). It contains an unpredictable event which makes the story funny.
The
purpose
To entertain/amuse the reader with a funny story.
To tell a short story or event with a humorous twist.
The Generic Structure
INTRODUCTI
EVENT
01 ON
introduction of the participant of
the story, where it happen and 02
tells about the chronological of
the story. Several events are
when. By giving the orientation, explored in chronological way
reader will recognize the story which able to arrange the story
read nicely
TWIST
03
an unpredictable plot in the end
of the story which amuses the
reader. Readers even did not
predict before that it would be
CHARACTERISTICS/ LANGUAGE FEATURES
Past Action
Verb Adverb
Tense
Cronologi Direct
cal speech in
Arrange dialog
Example
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Bad Dream
Once there was a couple sleeping. The wife had a bad dream. She woke up. She
was scared and cried. Her husband tried to make her comfortable and asked why she cried.
Then she replied: “I had a dream that a very rich and handsome man kidnapped me from
you.” Hearing his wife answer, the husband said: “It is ok honey, it was just a dream.
Immediately the wife responded loudly: “That is why I am crying.”
Orientation
Introducing
participants; who, The participants are the
where, and when. wife and her husband.
In this story
EVENT
Tells about the chronological of
The wife got bad dream, the story
got up, and cried.
TWIST
Wife cried because she An unpredictable
plot in the end of
got up from the dream the story
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