Pastiche vs. Parody

Pastichenoun

A work of art, drama, literature, music, or architecture that imitates the work of a previous artist.

Pastichenoun

A musical medley, typically quoting other works.

Pastichenoun

An incongruous mixture; a hodgepodge.

Pastichenoun

(uncountable) A postmodern playwriting technique that fuses a variety of styles, genres, and story lines to create a new form.

Pasticheverb

To create or compose in a mixture of styles.

Pastichenoun

a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources

Pastichenoun

a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work

Pastiche

A pastiche is a work of visual art, literature, theatre, or music that imitates the style or character of the work of one or more other artists. Unlike parody, pastiche celebrates, rather than mocks, the work it imitates.The word pastiche is a French cognate of the Italian noun pasticcio, which is a pâté or pie-filling mixed from diverse ingredients.

Parodynoun

A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.

Parodynoun

A popular maxim, adage, or proverb.

Parodyverb

To make a parody of something.

Parodynoun

A writing in which the language or sentiment of an author is mimicked; especially, a kind of literary pleasantry, in which what is written on one subject is altered, and applied to another by way of burlesque; travesty.

Parodynoun

A popular maxim, adage, or proverb.

Parodyverb

To write a parody upon; to burlesque.

Parodynoun

a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way

Parodynoun

humorous or satirical mimicry

Parodyverb

make a spoof of or make fun of

Parodyverb

make a parody of;

Parody

A parody, also called a spoof, a send-up, a take-off, a lampoon, a play on (something), or a caricature, is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or make fun of its subject by means of satiric or ironic imitation. Often its subject is an original work or some aspect of it — theme/content, author, style, etc.