What does mock-heroic mean?
Mock-heroic means (literature) Pertaining to a literary mode in which trivial subjects or characters are treated using the elaborate language devices of the heroic style..
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(literature) Pertaining to a literary mode in which trivial subjects or characters are treated using the elaborate language devices of the heroic style..
Use mock-heroic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mock-heroic means (literature) Pertaining to a literary mode in which trivial subjects or characters are treated using the elaborate language devices of the heroic style..
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Use mock-heroic where its definition matches the intended context.
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