Which term refers to imitating another work to ridicule its topic and/or style?

Which term refers to imitating another work to ridicule its topic and/or style?

• A. Satire
• B. Parody
• C. Oxymoron
• D. Anecdote

Answer: (B)

Parody imitates a specific work or its style in order to poke fun at the original, exaggerating its recognizable traits, topics, or techniques so the audience sees the humor while recognizing the source material. This kind of imitation is deliberate and targeted at ridiculing the particular work or its stylistic quirks. Satire, while humorous, aims to critique social or political issues more broadly rather than mimic a single work for comedic effect. An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms, like “deafening silence.” An anecdote is a short, personal story used to illustrate a point.

Parody imitates a specific work or its style in order to poke fun at the original, exaggerating its recognizable traits, topics, or techniques so the audience sees the humor while recognizing the source material. This kind of imitation is deliberate and targeted at ridiculing the particular work or its stylistic quirks.

Satire, while humorous, aims to critique social or political issues more broadly rather than mimic a single work for comedic effect. An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms, like “deafening silence.” An anecdote is a short, personal story used to illustrate a point.