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Definition of Epic poem
1. Noun. A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds.
Exact synonyms: Epic, Epos, Heroic Poem
Generic synonyms: Poem, Verse Form
Specialized synonyms: Aeneid, Divina Commedia, Divine Comedy, Iliad, Odyssey, Nibelungenlied
Specialized synonyms: Chanson De Geste, Rhapsody, Heroic, Heroic Meter, Heroic Verse
Derivative terms: Epic, Epical, Epic
Generic synonyms: Poem, Verse Form
Specialized synonyms: Aeneid, Divina Commedia, Divine Comedy, Iliad, Odyssey, Nibelungenlied
Specialized synonyms: Chanson De Geste, Rhapsody, Heroic, Heroic Meter, Heroic Verse
Derivative terms: Epic, Epical, Epic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Epic Poem
Literary usage of Epic poem
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance by Joel Elias Spingarn (1908)
"I. The Theory of the epic poem Vida's Ars Poetica, written before 1520, although
no edition prior to that of 1527 is extant, is the earliest example ..."
2. The Iliad of Homer by Homer (1796)
"... of the epic poem the ... of the leading rules for the conduct of an epic poem
in conformity to the ..."
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