For Parody we have terms and definitions in 3 topics. The topics are Classical Music, Drama and Poetry.

Parody (Classical Music)

A composition based on previous work. A common technique used in Medieval and Renaissance music.

Parody (Drama)

A humorous, mocking imitation of a literary work, sometimes sarcastic, but often playful and even respectful in its playful imitation. Examples include Bob McKenty's parody of Frost's "Dust of Snow" and Kenneth Koch's parody of Williams's "This is Just to Say."

Parody (Poetry)

A ludicrous imitation, usually intended for comic effect but often for ridicule, of both the style and content of another work. The humor depends upon the reader's familiarity with the original.
Sidelight: Sir John Suckling's poem, "A Ballad upon a Wedding," is a parody of an epithalamium.
(See also Allusion, Antiphrasis, Burlesque, Hudibrastic Verse,
Irony, Lampoon, Mock-Epic, Pasquinade, Satire )
(Compare Cento, Pastiche)

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