Epic+poem+or+story
11epic — ep|ic1 [ epık ] noun count a long poem that tells a story about ancient people and gods a. a long book or movie about famous and exciting people and events from the past b. a long and difficult event involving many people: the battle of… …
12epic — 1. noun 1) the epics of Homer Syn: heroic poem; story, saga, legend, romance, chronicle, myth, fable, tale 2) a big Hollywood epic Syn: long film; informal blockbuster 2. adjective 1) …
13Epic Cycle — The Epic Cycle ( el. Επικός Κύκλος) was a collection of Ancient Greek epic poems that related the story of the Trojan War, which includes the Kypria , the Aithiopis , the Iliou persis ( The Sack of Troy ), the Nostoi ( Returns ), and the Telegony …
14epic — adj 1. epical, Homeric, Vergilian; narrative, descriptive, detailed, graphic; legendary, historic, historical, mythical, fabulous, fantastic; heroic, great, superhuman; grand, majestic, impressive, imposing, grandiose. 2. colossal, huge, vast,… …
15Story within a story — A story within a story, also rendered story within a story, is a literary device in which one narrative is presented during the action of another narrative. Mise en abyme is the French term for a similar literary device (also referring to the… …
16epic — ep|ic1 [ˈepık] n a book, poem, or film that tells a long story about brave actions and exciting events ▪ a Hollywood epic epic 2 epic2 adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: epicus, from Greek epikos, from epos word, speech, poem ] 1.) an epic… …
17Epic of Gilgamesh — The most famous and influential of all the ancient Mesopotamian myths and epic poems, telling the story of the hero Gil gamesh, the tragic loss of his friend En kidu, and Gilgamesh s quest to find the secret of eternal life. In the third… …
18epic — 1 noun (C) 1 a book, poem, or film that tells a long story: Universal Pictures dinosaur epic “Jurassic Park” 2 a long poem that tells the story of what gods or important people did in ancient times: Homer s epic “Iliad” 2 adjective 1 epic stories …
19story — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. tale, narrative, yarn; report, account, news article; plot; floor, stage, level. See description, news, layer. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Imaginative writing] Syn. write up, fable, narrative, tale, myth,… …
20Story of Sinuhe — The Tale of Sinuhe is a work of Ancient Egyptian literature. It is a narrative set in the aftermath of the death of Pharaoh Amenemhat I, founder of the 12th dynasty of Egypt, in the early 20th century BC. It is likely that it was composed only… …
