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mock-heroic 1. (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 2. burlesque imitation of the heroic style or of a single work in this style How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Only slightly more uplifting were the epiphanic fakes, mock-heroic movies about manhood that offered some cheap thrills but little genuine rapture. The group Hejettes Szomlyazok (Substitute Thirsters) constructed mock-heroic environments. Dappled and encrusted with dollops of blue and gold paint, an old mock-heroic print of Columbus at sea, pointing out the distant land to his crew, is set in the lower-left corner of Scanga's composition. |
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