"Going to town"

I chose the High Mimetic Thematic mode to "go to town on" as they say.
This mode focuses on epic events that center around nationalism, or pride of one's nation. The society of people in this type of literature usually revolve around a capital city. The perfect example of a high mimetic thematic mode is the tale of Odysseus in The Odyssey. Odysseus fights numerous battles to return to his city while his wife battles with intruders to protect her home and city. Both are heroes who fight and live their lives centered around their city, their home which holds all their joys. It is what they fight for, making them patriotic.

Another characteristic of the high mimetic thematic mode is what Frye calls the centripetal gaze, which is like when the audience watches the actors or when a court gazes upon it's king. And this is usually addressed by the hero to a friend, god, or some other sort to mentor of confidant.

In an odd off beat kind of way, I can see a little bit of Don Quixote being high mimetic thematic in that Don Quixote insists on being called "Don Quixote of La Mancha" and likewise calling his lady "Dulcinea of Toboso". These attributes don't make the book a complete work of the high mimetic thematic mode but it reflects a little bit of the nationalism. It matters very much to Don Quixote that the name of their hoe city be included in their title because it not only verifies their good lineage but lets everyone know what great and grand city he and his lady are from. So in Don Quixote himself I can see a little of the high mimetic thematic mode, but there is a decent amount of romance and irony as well.

Another little thing I can somewhat clumsily tack on to Don Quixote is the centripetal gaze. If I understand it correctly this theme is very much like the many little mini stories that are told within the novel. At different times in the story there are different audiences gazing upon a sort of a performer as they tell their story. And as they gaze upon their performer of stories we gaze upon them as they tell their story of being told or telling a story. Lots of stories.