A Moveable Feast
by Ernest Hemingway

A Moveable Feast: Parody 1 key example

Definition of Parody

A parody is a work that mimics the style of another work, artist, or genre in an exaggerated way, usually for comic effect. Parodies can take many forms, including fiction... read full definition
A parody is a work that mimics the style of another work, artist, or genre in an exaggerated way, usually for comic effect. Parodies can... read full definition
A parody is a work that mimics the style of another work, artist, or genre in an exaggerated way, usually... read full definition
Chapter 17: Scott Fitzgerald
Explanation and Analysis—Scott's Deathbed:

Although Hemingway's memoir is not a work of fiction, he nonetheless turns some of his literary friends and acquaintances into parodies of themselves. One comedic example occurs in Chapter 17, when Hemingway uses a simile to convey a sense of F. Scott Fitzgerald's dramatic antics:

Back in the room Scott was still lying as though on his tomb, sculpted as a monument to himself, his eyes closed and breathing with exemplary dignity.