
Poetstrain Homepage Poetry Forms Handbook: Introduction Glossary of Poetry Terms Meter Iamb Iambic Pentameter Rhyme scheme Couplet Stanza Alliteration Pun Sensory Language Imagery Simile Metaphor Types of Poetry Acrostic Ballad Blank verse Cinquain Diamante Epic poem Free Verse Haiku Limerick Ode Pantoum Quatrain Senryu Shape poetry Sonnet Tanka Villanelle Conclusion Practice: Try Out What You've Learned At The Poetry Forum!	Epic Poetry Epic An epic is a long narrative poem (one which tells a story) chronicling the adventures and achievements of a hero, who is made to seem larger than life. Epics deal with mythological or historical traditions. One familiar example is Homer’s Odyssey, which tells of the journeys and conquests of Odysseus, and includes the ancient Greek setting mythological characters of the world of gods and goddesses.

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Introduction

Glossary of Poetry Terms

Meter
Iamb
Iambic Pentameter
Rhyme scheme
Couplet
Stanza
Alliteration
Pun
Sensory Language
Imagery
Simile
Metaphor

Types of Poetry

Acrostic
Ballad
Blank verse
Cinquain
Diamante
Epic poem
Free Verse
Haiku
Limerick
Ode
Pantoum
Quatrain
Senryu
Shape poetry
Sonnet
Tanka
Villanelle

Conclusion

Practice:

Try Out What
You've Learned
At The Poetry Forum!

Epic Poetry

Epic

An epic is a long narrative poem (one which tells a story) chronicling the adventures and achievements of a hero, who is made to seem larger than life. Epics deal with mythological or historical traditions. One familiar example is Homer’s Odyssey, which tells of the journeys and conquests of Odysseus, and includes the ancient Greek setting mythological characters of the world of gods and goddesses.