Question

Elevated language is when formal, dignified language is used to describe something. The language used by Chaucer in this mock heroic is very elevated. Provide an example of elevated language being used to describe something fairly ordinary.

Then explain how this use of elevated language adds to this being a mock heroic.

Answer 1

An example of elevated language being used to describe something fairly ordinary is, "the gallant steed, with grace and poise doth proudly trod the bending meadow". This use of elevated language adds to the mock heroic because it brings an extra level of sophistication, reverence and majesty to the ordinary event of a horse walking through a meadow. This language creates a sense of awe and grandeur around the scene that would not exist in ordinary circumstances.