homer's iliad and homer's odyssey, john milton's paradise lost
Traditional epic poems were often set in the past. The poems could take place in any nation or world. Epic poems often features heroes.
They can be considered narrative poems.
There are epic heroes in epic poems such as the Odyssey
What is the poem? There are many genres of poems such as Ballad, Sonnet or epic.
"Epic Poems" .
These two epic poems are among the first epic poems recorded which have survived to modern day.
The oldest example of English literature is an epic poem that scholars call Beowulf after the poems hero and main character.
There are no limits or a maximum to the number of stanzas within an epic poems. Epic poems can be relatively short, or they can span a hundred or so pages (like Beowulf).
One example of an epic poem is "The Odyssey" by Homer. This ancient Greek poem follows the adventure of Odysseus as he tries to return home after the Trojan War. It is a classic work of literature and is considered one of the greatest epic poems of all time.
Epic poems
The Odyssey and Iliad are both epic poems. While short poems are quoted in writing, epic poems are underlined do to their length.
apex : recited their epic poems in a strong rhythm.