mock-heroic

• Nom désignant un style ou une œuvre littéraire satirique qui imite la manière majestueuse et élevée de la poésie héroïque ou de l'épopée pour un effet comique ou critique.

A noun referring to a satirical literary style or work that imitates the grand, elevated manner of heroic poetry or epic for comic or critical effect.

1. Satirical imitation of heroic verseC2formalart

   A literary work that uses the style and conventions of epic or heroic poetry to treat trivial or ridiculous subjects, often for satirical effect.

   héroïcomique

   • Alexander Pope's 'The Rape of the Lock' is a famous example of mock-heroic.
   • The poem employs mock-heroic language to describe a petty quarrel.
   • In mock-heroic fashion, the author compares a lost button to the fall of Troy.