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Epic Poetry

Epic Poetry

Epic poetry is a type of poetry that is narrative poems that tell a series of events and are fairly long. Epic poetry came from ancient Greece, and one of the most famous epics is "The Odyssey" by Homer. I feel like epics aren't read a lot of the times or covered because of their length. An epic is typically long, but I think the length adds to the poem and you're able to experience much more as you read, such as prose, plot, and even certain history.

In many greek epic poems, it talks about a hero's journey and goes really deeply into greek mythology. As time progressed, epic poems weren't used only to talk about a hero's journey but a way to evoke a lot of emotions or create a drama with comedy and tragedy in a really lyrical form. One of the best parts of an epic is it's length, because of that nothing is rushed and you're able to experience a full storyline in these poems.

Here is a link to a few epics:

https://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/humanitad_14028

https://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/plutonian_ode_3655

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