n. a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds; adj. very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary especially in size or scale
The Odyssey is a famous epic.
The Odyssey is a famous epic.
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What epic battle landed Jackson as a national hero in 1815?
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What caused the epic snowball fight on Surrey Street to end?
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A hexameter was the standard epic meter in Greek poetry.
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In the story 'Life in the Secret Annex,' what is the epic tragedy that Anne Frank is describing to you?
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What chapter, of their last epic novel did the two Tiny Tippys set their Tinkle-Timer Travelometer?
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Who saved the team in the epic battle with the Conquerors?
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The kids will continue their epic battle in a spelling bee showdown.
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Heroics are for those epic films they make in Hollywood.
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Which is the most epic and deadly of the assault rifles?
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narrative poem; heroic poem; long poem
short poem; haiku
2 syllables
ep-ic
leppek
sepik
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