mock heroic
21mock-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 …
22mock-epic — ▪ literature also called mock heroic form of satire that adapts the elevated heroic style of the classical epic poem to a trivial subject. The tradition, which originated in classical times with an anonymous burlesque of Homer, the… …
23mock — v., adj., & n. v. 1 a tr. ridicule; scoff at. b intr. (foll. by at) act with scorn or contempt for. 2 tr. mimic contemptuously. 3 tr. jeer, defy, or delude contemptuously. attrib.adj. sham, imitation (esp. without intention to deceive); pretended …
24mock — {{11}}mock (adj.) 1540s, from MOCK (Cf. mock), verb and noun. Mock heroic is attested from 1711; mock turtle calf s head dressed to resemble a turtle, is from 1763; as a kind of soup from 1783. {{12}}mock (n.) derisive action or speech, early 15c …
25mock-heroically — adverb see mock heroic I * * * mock heroˈically adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑mock …
26mock-epic — noun see mock heroic II …
27mock-heroically — adverb see mock heroic I …
28mock-heroically — See mock heroic. * * * …
29mock epic — a long, humorous poem written in mock heroic style. * * * …
30heroic — Synonyms and related words: Alcaic, Anacreontic, Atlantean, Brobdingnagian, Castalian, Cyclopean, Gargantuan, Herculean, Homeric, Hudibrastic, Pierian, Pindaric, Theocritean, abysmal, acknowledged, admitted, alto, altruistic, astronomic,… …
