See how that works? The very title of my blog entry today is a parody on the fabulous Meatloaf song from the late 70's. Today we discussed parody as a literary device and its relevance to poetry and how parody can actually HELP us understand poems that we don't understand. Case in point was today's poem: Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day? We read two versions of the poem: Will Shakespeare's version and a parody written by Howard Moss.
The parody actually provided a frame of reference for the poem and helped us delve into the symbolism, metaphor and epitaph of the sonnet.
Want a real-life example of parody? Check out some of Weird Al Yankovic's music at www.youtube.com. You can also see parody in action if you look from some of the skits from Saturday Night Live.
ETYMOLOGY: gram - Greek base meaning "writing or write" examples given in class were telegram, grammar, and diagram.
REMEMBER: Projects progress evals are due tomorrow!
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