mock-heroic style

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• Mock-heroic — Mock heroic, mock epic or heroi comic works are typically satires or parodies that mock common Classical stereotypes of heroes and heroic literature. Typically, mock heroic works to insert the heroic work by either putting a fool in the role of… …   Wikipedia

• mock-heroic — mock′ hero′ic adj. 1) imitating or burlesquing that which is heroic, as in manner, character, or action 2) lit. satirizing the heroic style of literature: a mock heroic poem[/ex] 3) a literary work written in mock heroic style • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

• mock-heroic — mock heroically, adv. /mok hi roh ik/, adj. 1. imitating or burlesquing that which is heroic, as in manner, character, or action: mock heroic dignity. 2. of or pertaining to a form of satire in which trivial subjects, characters, and events are… …   Universalium

• mock-heroic — [mäk΄hi rō′ik] adj. mocking, or burlesquing, any style, action, or character n. a burlesque of something heroic mock heroically adv …   English World dictionary

• mock-heroic — I. adjective Date: circa 1712 ridiculing or burlesquing heroic style, character, or action < a mock heroic poem > • mock heroically adverb II. noun Date: 1728 a mock heroic composition called also mock epic …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• mock-heroic — /mɒk həˈroʊɪk/ (say mok huh rohik) adjective 1. exaggerating low or insignificant material in a literary work to heroic proportions or in a heroic style in order to ridicule it. –noun 2. the literary device or style which employs this technique.… …  

• mock-heroic — adjective imitating the style of heroic literature to satirize a mundane subject. noun a burlesque imitation of the heroic character or literary style …   English new terms dictionary

• mock epic — a long, humorous poem written in mock heroic style. * * * …   Universalium

• mock epic — a long, humorous poem written in mock heroic style …   Useful english dictionary

• mock´-he|ro´i|cal|ly — mock he|ro|ic «MOK hih RO ihk, MK », adjective, noun. –adj. imitating or burlesquing the heroic style or character: »Alexander Pope s “Rape of the Lock” is a mock heroic poem. –n. an imitation or burlesque of what is heroic. –mock´ he|ro´i|cal|ly …   Useful english dictionary

• mock-he|ro|ic — «MOK hih RO ihk, MK », adjective, noun. –adj. imitating or burlesquing the heroic style or character: »Alexander Pope s “Rape of the Lock” is a mock heroic poem. –n. an imitation or burlesque of what is heroic. –mock´ he|ro´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary