mock-heroic poem
121HEYWOOD, John — (c. 1497 1578) John Heywood was an epigrammatist, dramatist, poet, and writer of interludes, music, and entertainments for the early Tudors. Nothing is known about Heywood s birth or parentage, but he was probably born in London around 1497. His …
Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary
122Hudibrastic — adjective Etymology: irregular from Hudibras, satirical poem by Samuel Butler died 1680 Date: 1712 1. written in humorous octosyllabic couplets 2. mock heroic • Hudibrastic noun …
123Julio Cortázar — Julio Florencio Cortázar Born August 26, 1914  Argentina, Argentina Embassy in Ixelles …
124John Hookham Frere — (21 May 1769 7 January, 1846), was an English diplomat and author.He was born in London. His father, John Frere, a gentleman of a good Suffolk family, had been educated at Caius College, Cambridge, and would have been senior wrangler in 1763 but… …
125Child discipline — is the set of rules, rewards and punishments administered to teach self control, increase desirable behaviors and decrease undesirable behaviors in children. In its most general sense, discipline refers to systematic instruction given to a… …
126Fairy painting — is a genre of painting and illustration featuring fairies and fairy tale settings, often with extreme attention to detail. The genre is most closely associated with the Victorian era in Great Britain, but has experienced a contemporary revival.… …
127Verse novel — A verse novel is a type of narrative poetry in which a novel length narrative is told through the medium of poetry rather than prose. Either simple or complex stanzaic verse forms may be used, but there will usually be a large cast, multiple… …
128The Rapes of Graff — Infobox Television episode Caption = Veronica runs into Troy on a visit to Hearst College. Title = The Rapes of Graff Series = Veronica Mars Season = 2 Episode = 16 Airdate = March 29, 2006 Production = 2T7216 Writer = John Enbom Director =… …
