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Definition of Mock-heroic
1. Noun. A satirical imitation of heroic verse.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mock-heroic
Literary usage of Mock-heroic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Political History of England by William Hunt, Reginald Lane Poole (1912)
"The Splendid Shilling (1703) of John Philips is a brilliant example of the
mock-heroic, which introduced the author to the favour of the tory leaders, ..."
2. The History of England from the Accession of Anne to the Death of George II by Isaac Saunders Leadam (1909)
"The Splendid Shilling (1703) of John Philips is a brilliant example of the
mock-heroic, which introduced the author to the favour of the tory leaders, ..."
3. English Epic and Heroic Poetry by William Macneile Dixon (1912)
"CHAPTER XII THE mock-heroic IN ENGLISH POETRY VERSE, it is agreed, adds to the
emotional force of expression. Words convey the poet's meaning, ..."
4. The Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving (1861)
"Scroggins, an attempt at mock heroic poetry. WHILE Goldsmith was yet laboring at
his treatise, the promise made him "by Dr. Milner was carried into effect, ..."
5. Works by Washington Irving (1897)
"... an Attempt at Mock-Heroic Poetry. WHILE Goldsmith was yet laboring at his
treatise, the promise made him by Dr. Milner was carried into effect, ..."
6. An Explanatory and Pronouncing Dictionary of the Noted Names of Fiction by William Adolphus Wheeler (1865)
"... tfie Italian poet, in his mock-heroic poem entitled " Secchia Kapita," or "
The Каре of the Bucket;" represented as false, brave, noisy, and hectoring. ..."
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