counterfeit, parody, travesty, caricature, lampoon, burlesque. follow in the steps of, tread in the steps, follow in the footsteps of, follow in the wake of
take pattern by
follow suit, follow the example of
walk in the shoes of, take a leaf out of another's book, strike in with, follow suit
take after, model after
emulate.
Adjectives
imitated etc. v.
mock, mimic
modelled after, molded on. paraphrastic
literal
imitative
secondhand
imitable
aping, apish, mimicking.
Adverbs
literally, to the letter, verbatim, sic, word for word
exactly, precisely.
Phrases
like master like man
" like - but oh! how different! " [Wordsworth]
genius borrows nobly" [Emerson]
pursuing echoes calling 'mong the rocks" [A. Coles]
quotation confesses inferiority" [Emerson]
Imitation is the sincerest form of Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery."