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• Epic Poet of Ancient Greece — Homer …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

• epic — epically, adv. epiclike, adj. /ep ik/, adj. Also, epical. 1. noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style: Homer s Iliad is an… …   Universalium

• poet — Synonyms and related words: Meistersinger, Parnassian, advertising writer, annalist, arch poet, art critic, author, authoress, ballad maker, balladist, balladmonger, bard, beat poet, belletrist, bibliographer, bucoliast, coauthor, collaborator,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• poet — poet, versifier, rhymer, rhymester, poetaster, bard, minstrel, troubadour denote a composer who uses metrical or rhythmical language as his medium. Poet is used in a generic sense and in several highly specific senses. In its generic sense it… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Epic poetry — An epic is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation. [Michael Meyer, The Bedford Introduction to Literature , Bedford/St. Martin s, 2005,… …   Wikipedia

• Poet — A poet is a person who writes poetry. EtymologyFrom the ancient greek : , poieō : I make or compose ; , poïêtes : artisan, creator, maker (also makar), author, poet > Latin : : poet, author > Old French : (1200 1400) or > Used ( poet ) in 14th.… …   Wikipedia

• epic formula — ▪ poetic device       convention of language and theme peculiar to oral epic poetry that is often carried over to the written form. The most obvious epic formulas are the “fixed epithets,” stereotyped descriptive phrases that can be varied in… …   Universalium

• poet — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accomplished, good, great ▪ distinguished, famous, well known ▪ foremost ▪ the foremost …   Collocations dictionary

• epic — I UK [ˈepɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms epic : singular epic plural epics a long poem that tells a story about ancient people and gods a) a long book or film about famous and exciting people and events from the past b) an event or activity… …   English dictionary

• Epic of Köroğlu — The Epic of Köroğlu (Turkish: Köroğlu destanı ) is a legend prominent in the oral traditions of the Turkic peoples. The legend first began to take shape sometime around the 11th century CE.The epic of Köroğlu exists in many variants in a number… …   Wikipedia

• epic — 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… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English