epic poem

Synonyms:

epic, epos, heroic poem

Examples:

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Aeneid

an epic in Latin by Virgil; tells the adventures of Aeneas after the Trojan War; provides an illustrious historical background for the Roman Empire

Divina Commedia

a narrative epic poem written by Dante

Iliad

a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy

Odyssey

a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy

Nibelungenlied

an epic poem written in Middle High German and based on the legends of Siegfried and Teutonic kings

Types:

chanson de geste

Old French epic poems

rhapsody

an epic poem adapted for recitation

heroic, heroic meter, heroic verse

a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter

Type of:

poem, verse form

a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines