"Epic" is a word in ENGLISH
Narrated in a grand style; pertaining to or designating a
kind of narrative poem, usually called an heroic poem, in which real or
fictitious events, usually the achievements of some hero, are narrated
in an elevated style.
An epic or heroic poem. See Epic, a.
And no wonder; for the new technique of "subliminal projection," as it was called, was intimately associated with mass entertainment, and in the life of civilized human beings massed entertainment now plays a part comparable to that played in the Middle Ages be religion.
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A pious man who had reached the age of 105 suddenly stopped going to synagogue. Alarmed by the old fellow's absence after so many years of faithful attendance the Rabbi went to see him. He found him in excellent health, so the Rabbi asked, "How come after all these years we don't see you at services anymore?"The old man looked around and lowered his voice. "I'll tell you, Rabbi," he whispered. "When I got to be 90, I expected God to take me any day. But then I got to be 95, then 100, then 105. So I figured that God is very busy and must've forgotten about me, and I don't want to remind Him!"
Ballad poems; the subject or style of ballads.
Read the complete definitionSimilar to, or in the style of, the poem \"Hudibras,\" by Samuel Butler; in the style of doggerel verse.
Read the complete definitionA short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as, the idyls of Theocritus; also, any poem, especially a narrative or …
Read the complete definitionA short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; esp., now, a poem characterized …
Read the complete definitionAny sustained note or movement; a song; a distinct portion of an ode or other poem; also, the pervading note, …
Read the complete definitionA dramatic poem, composed in elevated style, representing a signal action performed by some person or persons, and having a …
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