mock-heroic
US /ˌmɑːk.hɪˈroʊ.ɪk/
UK /ˌmɑːk.hɪˈroʊ.ɪk/
1.
imitating the style of heroic literature in order to satirize an unheroic subject.
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Pope's 'The Rape of the Lock' is a classic example of a mock-heroic poem.
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The film used mock-heroic elements to highlight the absurdity of the situation.