Week 18 Theme: Mock Epic

Vulgar · 10-26-2015, 09:02 PM

Mock epic

A poem that plays with the conventions of the epic to comment on a topic satirically. In “Mac Flecknoe,” John Dryden wittily flaunts his mastery of the epic genre to cut down a literary rival. Alexander Pope’s “The Rape of the Lock” recasts a petty high-society scandal as a mythological battle for the virtue of an innocent.

There is no requirement for the length of your mock epic.

Examples:

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173445

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174172

10-26-2015, 09:02 PM	#1
Vulgar Razor-thin derision Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 4,422 Battle Record: 40-25 Accomplishments - OM HOF Champed - Fight Night LIV - Gimmick Battle League (2x) - Write Week II - Art of Writing League - Storytelling And Topical Invitational Tournament - STI - Haiku Writer Challenge - GWL Picture Challenge(2x) Rep Power: 49604320	Week 18 Theme: Mock Epic Mock epic A poem that plays with the conventions of the epic to comment on a topic satirically. In “Mac Flecknoe,” John Dryden wittily flaunts his mastery of the epic genre to cut down a literary rival. Alexander Pope’s “The Rape of the Lock” recasts a petty high-society scandal as a mythological battle for the virtue of an innocent. There is no requirement for the length of your mock epic. Examples: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173445 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174172