SPOOF TEXT
LITERAL
READING
MATERIAL DESCRIPTION
SCONDSEMESTER
According to (Puspawati, 2014) Spoof text is a text which is
used to make the imagination about humorous people or
events of units of time, like days, time of day, or season.
Spoof almost makes satirical humor of the movie or play,
poking fun at various aspects while retaining the general plot
or idea. Commonly, spoof and anecdote are similar, even
though are the same. Spoof and Anecdote tend to be defined
as text which relates to funny story and unusual incidents.
Spoof has a social function to entertain and share the story.
SPOOF TEXT
LITERAL
READING
MATERIAL DESCRIPTION
SCONDSEMESTER
D. Language Features of Spoof
1. Individual participant: the subject must be brief
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2. Use of process: there are seven different processes: material processes, behavioral processes,
mental processes, verbal processes, relational processes, existential processes, meteorological
processes
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3. Focus on people, animals, or a certain thing
4. Use of past tense (last night, I bought a book, two hours ago, he knocked on the door)
5. Use of action verbs: ate, ran, etc.
6. Use of adverb of time and place: once, in the park
7.Tell in chronological order: the next day