mock epic
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A squalidly funny collection of short stories set in the ruined fairground of Brexit Britain, these “postcards from hell” present parochial filth as mock epic.
From Washington Post • May 18, 2020
As one of his assignments, he had to write a mock epic poem.
From Washington Times • Nov. 4, 2015
The Trollope of the Barsetshire novels is a master of the mock epic.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 27, 2015
It’s hard to make even a mock epic like this.
From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2012
His mock epic, The Dispensary, is a feeble work.
From A Brief Handbook of English Authors by Adams, Oscar Fay
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