Narrative Poems: Epic Poems
Epic poems...
-are narrative poems (they tell a story) -do not rhyme -they are meant to be recited, not sung (like ballads) -have journeys and battle scenes -are really, really long--like a book :) See the "Ballads" page for similarities and differences of epic poems and ballads. Famous epic poetry: Beowulf The Epic of Gilgamesh The Iliad The Odyssey -Dante's Inferno -Paradise Lost |