Definition:
"Blindly Chastity rushed deeper into the garden, her pulse beating madly. It had been utter foolishness to follow such an ill-reputed gentleman from the ballroom, but the naughty promises he had made had melted her coy resistance. Yet, she had not consented to being mauled and pawed, her bodice ripped, her skirts shredded until her ivory thighs were bared. Being a feisty and independent young woman, she had elbowed the cad in an impolite place and made her escape. But the inquisitive need he had aroused still burned in her blood. She had escaped the foul desires of that man, but she could not escape herself."
(Katarina Wikholm, "The Garden of Earthly Delight")
"At last it is Curly who picks up the plank, rough hewn and smelling of sweet gum, and--feeling the weight and heft and fiber of it--swings it innocently (bending to retrieve the tool, the ball-peen hammer dropped casually on Larry’s toe) and feeling the awful force of the blow as it (the plank) catches Moe upside his head . . .."
(David Sheffield, winner of the 2004 Faux Faulkner contest)
"The town crier’s call of ‘Hear ye! Hear Ye!’ was the colonial equivalent of today’s ‘Fox News Alert,’ only without a shrieking metallic sound effect akin to fingernails scratching a chalkboard in hell."
(Jon Stewart, America (The Book))
Exaggerating the gestures or speech habits of another in order to mock him. A form of parody.
Etymology:
From the Greek, "reply; (orator's) delivery"Examples:
(Katarina Wikholm, "The Garden of Earthly Delight")
(David Sheffield, winner of the 2004 Faux Faulkner contest)
(Jon Stewart, America (The Book))
