Difference between Epic Poem and a Mock Epic Poem

FACETS OF AN EPIC The theme of an epic is always grand and lofty It deals with great things and happenings Heroes of epic are risk takers and adventurers Heroes are always giant killers and do great deeds Heroes launch themselves on perilous adventures The hero belongs to high personage or genealogy Heroes are equipped with heavy ammunition It exhibits combats and bloody fights Heroes are assisted by their fellow beings in the time of distress The writer employs supernatural machinery The writer produces an atmosphere of horror and terror The writer presents a marvelous world of under-world Abstract ideas dominate the concrete ones throughout the story The writer makes use of bombastic, fantastic and flowery language   FACETS OF MOCK EPIC In mock epic, an epic is mocked at Little things are made great and great things are made little Theme of the poem is always of lowly nature but is described on an epic level The poet choses a trivial theme but ...