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mock-heroic

/ˌmɒk hɪˈrəʊɪk/adjective

उच्चारण मॉक हिरोइक

हास्य-वीर, हास्य-महाकाव्यात्मक (तुच्छ विषय का महाकाव्य जैसी भव्य शैली में वर्णन)

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  1. 1

    [usually before noun] technical

    (of writing) using the grand style of epic poetry to describe something unimportant, in order to make it seem ridiculous

    हास्य-वीर, हास्य-महाकाव्यात्मक (तुच्छ विषय का महाकाव्य जैसी भव्य शैली में वर्णन)

    • Pope's 'The Rape of the Lock' is a mock-heroic poem about a quarrel over a stolen lock of hair.
    • The writer describes the cricket match between two schools in mock-heroic style.

    Synonyms mock-epic

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

mock-epic

§Grammar and usage

Usage: in the title 'The Rape of the Lock', the old word 'rape' means 'seizing or stealing', since the poem is about the cutting of a lock of a woman's hair.

'The Rape of the Lock' शीर्षक में पुराने शब्द 'rape' का अर्थ 'छीनना या चुराना' है, क्योंकि यह कविता एक स्त्री के बालों की लट काटे जाने के बारे में है।