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On Parody Rhetoric
Gu Yang Guirong
What is parody? As the name implies, it is to replace some words or morphemes in words and imitate new words temporarily under the comparison of ready-made words. The use of parody rhetoric is expressive and artistic.
Imitation words can be divided into four ways:
One is antonym parody. For example, "If this is a kind of faith, it can only be said that China people once had faith ... China people are now developing self-deception." (Lu Xun's China people lose confidence? The use of antonyms "faith" and "self-deception" here reflects the language style of Lu Xun's essays, and he depicts the ugly faces of narcissism and self-deception in a cynical style.
The second is synonymous parody. For example, "just dig a big pool and plant a few stems to stop the strange. Sometimes you get sick and leak, and look to the sky for water to save you. That is almost to say, people who are not good at keeping in good health are not careful about their lives." (Li Yu's "Lotus") The phrase "caring for one's life" here is modeled after the idiom "ignoring human life". The author treats its life as a weed and disposes of it at will. Language humor is thought-provoking and intriguing.
Look at the following example:
Wang Xiaohong is an egoist and often tries to be brave.
Nowadays, some people engaged in family education often teach because they have money.
(3) The Beidou River is seriously polluted, and people talk about the color change of water.
(4) Recalling that the Central Committee killed two criminals, Liu Zhang, makes people talk about greed. Killing 1 million people is really happy!
The argot "go ahead", "teach students in accordance with their aptitude", "anticlimactic" and "make an example" respectively show the expressive force and artistic charm of fresh language, humor, irony and solemnity.
The third is that this word is imitated more. For example, the article "Fighting Corruption and Advocating Integrity" wrote: "Wang Fenglin" robbed some local products "in the local products company, and the value of local products was 2,300 yuan ... The masses commented:" This is not a robbery, obviously it is to eat, drink and get something! " This word is ironic and incisive, exposing those who practice favoritism and malpractice in the name of "grasping the point"
The fourth is idiom parody. Many idioms frequently appear in newspapers and books, such as: sighing about the ocean (sighing about rivers, mountains, lakes, buildings and topics). ), the town is full of wind and rain, the village is full of wind and rain, the school is full of wind and rain, etc. ), and the French network is long, sparse but not leaking (sentimental, sparse but not leaking, these idioms are parody, vivid language, concise and humorous, intriguing and all-encompassing.