epic poetry

collocation in English

meaningsofepicandpoetry

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epic
adjective
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/ˈep.ɪk/us
/ˈep.ɪk/
in the style of ...
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poetry
noun[U]
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/ˈpəʊ.ɪ.tri/us
/ˈpoʊ.ə.tri/
poems in general as a form ...
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(Definition ofepicandpoetryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Later aestheticians identified three major genres:epicpoetry, lyric poetry, and dramatic poetry, treating comedy and tragedy as subgenres of dramatic poetry.
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Traditional stylistics, likeepicpoetry, do not share the trait of heteroglossia.
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In stanzas of five lines of eight syllables each, the standard elements ofepicpoetryare interwoven with a colourful, dramatic theme.
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He wrote several of hisepicpoetryduring this time.
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This is particularly true of the ancientepicpoetrywhich, due to its metric structure and oral tradition, conserved forms which are notably archaic.
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Tragedy and comedy, he goes on to explain, are wholly imitative types; the dithyramb is wholly narrative; and their combination is found inepicpoetry.
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Dragons are intelligent and sapient, although the degree of their intelligence varies from sufficient to understand a few words, to sufficient to composeepicpoetry.
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Except inepicpoetry, they tended to use a familiar vocabulary, giving it poetic value by imaginative combinations of words and by rich sound effects.
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His works of lyric andepicpoetryare notable for the artistic character and variety of themes.
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A lot ofepicpoetry, as well as works on geography, history, mathematics, astronomy and medicine were composed during this period.
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Many films have been made fromepicpoetry.
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The achievement ofepicpoetrywas to create story-cycles and, as a result, to develop a new sense of mythological chronology.
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Broadly it subsumesepicpoetry, but the term narrative poetry is often reserved for smaller works, generally with more appeal to human interest.
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His poetry was first influenced by the classical poetry and later by the nationalepicpoetryof the time.
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The accounts after that, still inepicpoetry, portray historical figures.
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The instrument is usually used to accompany folk music and singing, particularlyepicpoetry, and is rarely used as a solo instrument.
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It is not even known to what extent the makers of oralepicpoetrywere specialists.
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Epicpoetrydescribing historical events and tragedies are very popular.
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The other three genres are tragedy,epicpoetry, and lyric poetry.
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