epic+poem
41epic — ep·ic || epɪk n. long narrative poem; composition which resembles an epic; epic poetry adj. pertaining to a long narrative poem which tells of the adventures and feats of a single hero …
42epic — [[t]e̱pɪk[/t]] epics 1) N COUNT: usu supp N An epic is a long book, poem, or film, whose story extends over a long period of time or tells of great events. ...the Middle High German epic, Nibelungenlied , written about 1200... At three hours and… …
43Epic of Gilgamesh — The most famous and influential of all the ancient Mesopotamian myths and epic poems, telling the story of the hero Gil gamesh, the tragic loss of his friend En kidu, and Gilgamesh s quest to find the secret of eternal life. In the third… …
44epic — Synonyms and related words: English sonnet, Horatian ode, Italian sonnet, Petrarchan sonnet, Pindaric ode, Sapphic ode, Shakespearean sonnet, account, alba, anacreontic, anecdotage, anecdote, balada, ballad, ballade, bucolic, canso, chanson,… …
45poem — Synonyms and related words: English sonnet, Horatian ode, Italian sonnet, Petrarchan sonnet, Pindaric ode, Sapphic ode, Shakespearean sonnet, alba, anacreontic, article, autograph, balada, ballad, ballade, brainchild, bucolic, canso, chanson,… …
46heroic poem — poem about the voyages and accomplishments of a hero, epic poem …
47narrative poem — epic poem, poem which tells a story …
48epic — n. & adj. n. 1 a long poem narrating the adventures or deeds of one or more heroic or legendary figures, e.g. the Iliad, Paradise Lost. 2 an imaginative work of any form, embodying a nation s conception of its past history. 3 a book or film based …
49EPIC — a poem that treats of the events in the life of a nation or a race or the founder of one, agreeably to the passion inspiring it and in such form as to kindle and keep alive the heroism thereof in the generations thereafter; or a poem in… …
50epic — [ˈepɪk] noun [C] I a long book, poem, or film that contains a lot of exciting events II adj epic [ˈepɪk] very long and exciting an epic journey[/ex] …
