epic+poem

  • 21Epic of Jangar — The Jangar Epic ( also written Janggar ) (Kalmyk: Җанhр) is a traditional epic poem of the Kalmyk people. References * [http://journal.oraltradition.org/files/articles/16ii/Chao.pdf The Oirat Epic Cycle of Jangar] (by Chao Gejin) *… …

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  • 22epic theater — noun : epic drama * * * epic theater, a form of theater or drama, associated especially with the works of Bertolt Brecht, that uses many techniques of the epic poem, such as condensing the action and mixing narrative with dialogue: »The epic… …

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  • 23epic simile — a simile developed over several lines of verse, esp. one used in an epic poem. Also called Homeric simile. [1940 45] * * * ▪ figure of speech also called  Homeric simile        an extended simile often running to several lines, used typically in… …

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  • 24epic — adj 1. epical, Homeric, Vergilian; narrative, descriptive, detailed, graphic; legendary, historic, historical, mythical, fabulous, fantastic; heroic, great, superhuman; grand, majestic, impressive, imposing, grandiose. 2. colossal, huge, vast,… …

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  • 25epic — [ep′ik] n. [L epicus < Gr epikos, (adj.) epic < epos, a word, speech, song, epic < IE * wekwos , word < base * wekw , to speak > L vox, OE woma, noise] 1. a long narrative poem in a dignified style about the deeds of a traditional… …

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  • 26poem — POÉM, poeme, s.n. 1. (Adesea fig.) Specie a poeziei epice, de întindere relativ mare, cu caracter eroic, filozofic, istoric, mitologic, legendar etc. ♢ Poem în proză = specie a prozei literare aparţinând genului liric, cultivată din a două… …

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  • 27Poem to a horse — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Poem to a horse Single por Shakira del álbum Servicio de lavandería y Live Off The Record Lanzado 2004 Género Rock …

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  • 28Epic and Novel — Epic and Novel: Towards a Methodology for the Study of the Novel [Эпос и роман (О методологии исследования романа)] is an 1941 essay that compares the novel to the epic by Mikhail Bakhtin, one of the major literary theorists of the twentieth… …

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  • 29epic — épic adj. m., pl. épici; f. sg. épică, pl. épice Trimis de siveco, 30.10.2008. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  ÉPI//C epiccă (epicci, epicce) 1) Care exprimă în versuri fapte eroice. Poem epic. ♢ Gen epic gen literar care include creaţiile cu… …

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  • 30epic — 1. Epic is a term traditionally applied (first as an adjective, later as a noun) to narrative poems that celebrate the achievements of the heroes of history or legend, such as the Iliad, the Odyssey, Virgil s Aeneid, Milton s Paradise Lost, the… …

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