heroi-comic

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(Edebiyat) (adjective) imitating the style of heroic literature to satirize a mundane subject
(Edebiyat) Mock-heroic or heroi-comic works are typically satires or parodies that mock common Classical stereotypes of heroes and heroic literature. Typically, mock-heroic works invert the heroic work by either putting a fool in the role of the hero or by exaggerating the heroic qualities to such a point that they become absurd
(Edebiyat) (noun) a burlesque imitation of the heroic character or literary style

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heroicomic
Combining the heroic and the ludicrous; denoting high burlesque; as, a heroicomic poem