According to Childs and Fowler‚ (2006:144) in heroic epic‚ things that are not ordinary and things that are trivial can exist together and be a part of each other. But in mock-epic the author puts less emphasis on concern in broad discourse‚ the slowly developing balance of epic narration bonds with the awareness of individual satire. As far as mock-epic is concerned‚ within the plot the representatives of the ritualistic become given to bouts of ill temper‚ poise and self-respect transforms into
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Dryden’s Macflecknoe as a Mock Heroic Poem. A mock- heroic poem uses the formal elements which characterize the epic genre to depict a trivial situation. It thus creates a contrast between the form and content that results in a satiric and absurd effect‚ ridiculing the characters in the plot and their actions. In the form and style‚ MacFlecknoe is a kind of mock-epic or mock-heroic poem. The very opening of MacFlecknoe is characterized by epic inflation which has a comic
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One of the finest examples of mock heroic poetry in the English language was composed after John Caryll‚ a friend of Pope’s‚ informed the poet of an incident regarding two land owning‚ Catholic families‚ the Petres & the Fermors. The young lord Petre had cut off a lock of hair from the fashionable society lady Arabella Fermor‚ and both she and her family had taken offence. Caryll suggested that Pope should ’write a poem to to make a jest of it‚ and laugh them together again’. The result was the publication
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“THE RAPE OF THE LOCK”---MOCK-EPIC POEM: The epic is a narrative poem of supposed divine inspiration treating of a subject of great and momentous importance for mankind‚ the characters of the story are partly human and partly divine‚ and the language and style in which the incidents are related are full of elevation and dignity. If a long narrative poem should satisfy all the tests of epic poetry‚ but if the subject which is celebrated be of a trivial nature‚ like the cutting off a lock of a woman’s
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Q. DESCRIBE THE MOCK-HEROIC FEATURES YOU FIND IN POPE ’S ’THE RAPE OF THE LOCK ’. Mock-epic‚ also known as mock-heroic poetry is a juxtaposition of trivial subject matter and grandeur epic style. From the fundamental point of view‚ mock-epic is nothing but the most popular neo-classical burlesque used as a double-edged satirical weapon. Batrachomyomachia‚ an anonymous parody‚ attributed to Homer‚ is most probably the earliest example of mock-epic genre. Alexander Pope was the central figure of
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Beowulf: A Heroic Elegiac Poem Beowulf is definitely a heroic-elegiac poem. Beowulf was a hero to many. He exhibited‚ the traits of a “good king”. He was a warrior with extraordinary abilities which made him seem superhuman. He was selfless choosing to protect the masses rather than himself. This was an act of generosity‚ as well as‚ great loyalty. There are many references in the poem to the ancestors of both Beowulf and Hrothgar. They are referred to with reverence regardless
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Sashanka S. Das‚ 4028‚ B.A. (H)‚ English‚ IInd year Q. Write on John Dryden’s ‘Mac Flecknoe’ as a satire. A. John Dryden’s Mac Flecknoe‚ as part of his corpus of satirical verse‚ is a short piece‚ and not as overtly political as‚ say‚ Absalom and Achitophel. It does aim to censure through indirect ridicule rather than direct condemnation‚ but‚ being a censorious poem directed specifically at an individual subject‚ Dryden’s literary rival Thomas Shadwell‚ it seems more a lampoon‚ as defined
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realm of computer systems there are only two choices‚ Macintosh or Personal Computer. This debate has been raging since the late 70’s when the first Mac was introduced‚ both have similarities and well as differences. Over 30 years the conflict between the two sides and no clear winner has emerged‚ users should look at certain options when comparing a Mac to a PC. Areas of price‚ hardware options and applications play a key role on the final decision of which platform will work for them. Affordability
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[pic] John Dryden Dryden wrote plays‚ poems‚ and essays and translated classical works into the idiom of his time. His abundance can scarcely be guessed at from the offerings in our text. As for his overall stature‚ he must be ranked with Pope‚ Swift‚ and Johnson as a top literary figure in the Neoclassical Era. Of note is the fact that Dryden established the Neoclassical style in poetry. During the last third of the 17th century‚ his contemporaries read his poetry‚ liked it‚ and adopted its
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MOCK Case Study AD5 - Audit Participant Information IMPORTANT NOTICE: This exercise should be considered as an example of case study that could be used in the EPSO Assessment Centre. The problems have not been fully elaborated‚ but give a global overview of the type of problems you could be confronted with in a real assessment centre. Copyright EPSO‚ Office C-80‚ 1049 Brussel All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system‚ or transmitted
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