Mock-heroic

The voyage started in August 1914, its leader Ernest Shackleton. Shackleton had already been to two different expeditions going to the Antarctic. The first one was when he went with the National Antarctic Expedition, the leader of that was by Robert F. Scott. The second voyage was when he traveled with three companions to go to the Pole, but because of the shortage of food, they had to turn back. This time was going to plan an expedition to cross the Antarctic all the way by foot. Shackleton was

Throughout this voyage, there was no set itinerary or guidelines to follow as they were traveling into the unknown. Since this was an unfamiliar endeavor, the crew relied heavily on the experience and leadership of Shackleton to navigate them through the unforeseen obstacles which laid ahead. The adversity which faced them along every aspect of the journey was tremendous, and without a leader who was searching for opportunities to better their circumstance, many would have perished. Kouzes & Posner

Mock epic is a narrative poem which aims at mockery and laughter by using almost all the characteristic features of an epic but for a trivial subject. Alexander Pope’s “The Rape of the Lock” is a famous mock-epic. In it, there is invocation to Muses, proposition of subject, battles, supernatural machinery, journey on water, underworld journey, long speeches, feasts (coffee house), Homeric similes and grand style but all for a simple family dispute instead of a national struggle. The grand treatment

characteristics to create mock-heroic irony and compare male and female storytelling. Ichabod’s actions and characteristics are feminine. He is tells ghost stories, has no courage, and is easily tricked. These traits are how Irving creates mock-heroic irony in Ichabod. Ichabod Crane is a feminine character in both clear and hidden ways. Both his manner and his everyday life represent women in the 1800’s. “Virtually every mention of Ichabod’s literary propensities employs a tone of mock-heroic irony”(Daigrepont

Major English Authors 2 2/20/14 Gulliver: The Mock-Hero Throughout Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathon Swift, Gulliver continually proves how he is playing the role of a mock-hero. As many of the classic heroes hold traits such as bravery, intelligence, and leadership, Gulliver’s character pokes fun at that classic idea. Many epics consist of great heroes going on treacherous journeys where they come across man-eating beasts or other large feats, where as in Gulliver’s Travels, he goes on a journey

one of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, and concerns Chanticleer, a rooster, his wife Pertelote, and a fox. Although the plot is merely the capture and subsequent escape of Chanticleer from the hungry fox, Chaucer lengthens it into a mock-heroic using a variety of literary techniques. Elevated language, stories-within-stories, and detailed character development. The elevated language with which Chaucer describes the setting and characters of the story is elaborate and serves to create

meaning of heroic actions. That all such actions are evident as heroic only from the outside. As I Lay Dying   questions the value of heroism by showing how the Bundren’s heroic journey is actually committed in service of the family’s self- interests. Bundrens fulfill addie’s desire to be buried in Jefferson under the guise of heroic and family duty, ultimately rendering the idea of heroism pointless or self-defeating. The novel provides an ironic twist to a hero's journey. In any heroic novel there

mockery, mock-heroic, and others to use satire effectively and gain an audience's attention. Irony is when you say one thing, yet mean another. This is a very popular device that writers use when creating satire and often used when exploring more momentous topics. Popular writer Mark Twain who is well-known for his effective use of satire often uses irony in his very prevailing yet controversial novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In this historic novel Mark Twain uses irony to mock slavery

is a crafty criticism of the society that helps create the crisis over the stolen lock. A Society in which appearances ere more important to a person’s sense of identity, and treats the insignificant with utmost importance. The very title of this mock- epic gives the audience a clue, the word "rape" and all its implications bring to mind a heinous crime of violation. Pope chose

epic not to tell an important tale, but to question much of the life of aristocracy in his time. In his mock epic, Rape of the Lock, Pope alludes to Paradise Lost in order to point out the trivialities of the aristocracy in his life. Pope employs many of the same elements of epic poetry that Milton does in Paradise Lost. One such element is the calling of a Muse; Pope first states in his mock epic: “What dire offense from amorous causes springs. What mighty contests rise from trivial things, I