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mock-heroic
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Even Joe smiled once or twice when Boone, in a mock heroic manner alluded to his exploits among the wolves.
To amuse himself, when professor of rhetoric, he wrote his mock-heroic of the battle of the frogs and mice, "Batrachomyomachia."
Except in burlesque or mock-heroic styles, dignified subjects should not be likened to what is trifling or low.
Then he went on to speak in a mock-heroic style of the rights of women.
The two latter personages have been already damaged by the mock heroic description of them in the introduction.
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On this page you'll find 30 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to mock-heroic, such as: burlesque, caricature, cartoon, farce, irony, and joke.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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