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The 81 pages that link to Parody, each with the reason it gives.

• AllegoryCompared with: Parody depends on recognizable imitation, whereas allegory depends on extended correspondence.

• IronyCompared with: Parody may use irony, but its defining device is imitation.

• DeadpanCompared with: Parody identifies what a joke imitates, while deadpan describes how it is performed.

• AllusionCompared with: Parody imitates a source at length, while allusion can invoke it with a brief cue.

• PasticheCompared with: Pastiche may imitate without parody’s critical or comic intent.

• Literary adaptationCompared with: Parody may borrow a source chiefly to mock or critique it.

• ImpersonationCompared with: Parody signals its imitation as commentary rather than a claim to be the original person.

• Camp (style)Compared with: Parody usually signals mockery or critique, while camp may enjoy its object without simply ridiculing it.

• Crossover fictionCompared with: Parody can imitate several franchises without making their worlds literally coexist.

• PanegyricCompared with: Parody can mimic panegyric's grand style to expose its conventions or excesses.

• Literary allusionCompared with: Parody imitates its target, while allusion may evoke a source without imitating it.

• Literary forgeryCompared with: Parody signals imitation as a device rather than presenting imitation as authentic writing.

• JokeCompared with: Parody builds humor through imitation, rather than necessarily through a setup and punch line.

• Surreal humorCompared with: Parody depends on a source being recognizable; surreal humor can work without one.

• SarcasmCompared with: Parody imitates a target, while sarcasm can criticize without imitation.

• Diss trackCompared with: Parody mocks through imitation, while a diss track centers an attack on a target.