epic

²epic

noun

Definition of EPIC

1

: a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero <the Iliad and the Odyssey are epics>

2

: a work of art (as a novel or drama) that resembles or suggests an epic

3

: a series of events or body of legend or tradition thought to form the proper subject of an epic <the epic of the winning of the West>

Examples of EPIC

1. Homer's ancient Greek epic “The Odyssey”.

First Known Use of EPIC

1706

Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody