Thursday, September 25, 2008

The Devil's Dictionary

I was introduced to the term parody today. It’s actually a form of satirical criticism or comic mockery that imitates the style of or a particular writer as to emphasize the weakness of the writer. The devils dictionary is a good example of a parody. During class we discussed mockery on the word women, man, love, and life. I was quite interested on the creativity of definition. So I browsed through the internet and came across more words. These are some of the words and its definition that I liked:
POETRY A form of expression peculiar to the Land beyond the Magazines

EDUCATION That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.

MONEY A blessing that is of no advantage to us excepting when we part with it. An evidence of culture and a passport to polite society. Supportable property.

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