action hero
noun[C]
uk/ˈæk.ʃən ˌhɪə.rəʊ/us/ˈæk.ʃən ˌhɪr.oʊ/thehero(= themaincharacter, who is usually good)of afilm,televisionprogramme, or sometimes abook, whoexperiencesand does a lot ofexcitingand oftenviolentthings, such asfightingagainstbadpeopleordangerouscreatures:
Arnold Schwarzenegger hasplayedsome of thegreatestactionheroesof alltime.
- Archivalresearchmightseemlike anoddlineofworkforactionheroeslike Indiana Jones.
- Theactionheroprimarilyuses hisfightingskillstoachievehisgoalsin astory.
- These had amajorculturalimpact, asyoungmenmodelledthemselves onactionheroes.
- Thefilmreimagines Ada Lovelace, areclusivemathematician, as anactionhero.
- Thetinyactionheroesin this newseriesare called on tofightagainstaliensinordertosavetheirparents.
Literature
- alliterative
- alternative history
- anapest
- anti-literary
- antihero
- fictionality
- fictive
- free verse
- genre fiction
- Grinch
- passion play
- pentameter
- poem
- poesy
- poet laureate
- theatrics
- topos
- tragedy
- tragicomic
- trilogy