mock-heroic

mock-he·ro·ic (mkh-rk)

n.

A satirical imitation or burlesque of the heroic manner or style.

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mock-he·roic adj.

mock-he·roi·cal·ly adv.

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mock-heroic

adj

(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (of a literary work, esp a poem) imitating the style of heroic poetry in order to satirize an unheroic subject, as in Pope's The Rape of the Lock

n

(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) burlesque imitation of the heroic style or of a single work in this style

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mock-heroic - a satirical imitation of heroic verse caricature, impersonation, imitation - a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect

Translations

mock-heroic [ˈmɒkhɪˈrəʊɪk] ADJ → heroicoburlesco