mock-heroic

mock-he·ro·ic

(mŏk′hĭ-rō′ĭk)n. A satirical imitation or burlesque of the heroic manner or style.

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mock′-he·ro′ic adj.mock′-he·ro′i·cal·ly adv.

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

mock′-hero′ic

adj. 1. imitating or burlesquing that which is heroic, as in manner, character, or action. 2. satirizing the heroic style of literature: a mock-heroic poem. 3. a literary work written in mock-heroic style. [1705–15] mock′-hero′ically, adv.

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

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