Answer: Satirical
Satirical writing is that which intends to highlight the vices, follies and shortcomings of some important institution, such as the government, a corporation, or society at large. In this case, the object of ridicule is heroic literature. We are told that the objective of this type of satirical writing was to take the classical forms of this type of literature and hold them up for ridicule by exaggerating the characters and events.
