heroic poem 1
noundomain: communication
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
Hypernym
poem 1
noun
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
Instance_Hypernym
Aeneid 1
noun
an epic in Latin by Virgil; tells the adventures of Aeneas after the Trojan War; provides an illustrious historical background for the Roman Empire
Divine Comedy 1
noun
a narrative epic poem written by Dante
Iliad 1
noun
a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy
Odyssey 2
noun
a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy
Nibelungenlied 1
noun
an epic poem written in Middle High German and based on the legends of Siegfried and Teutonic kings
EnglishHyponym
Old French epic poems
rhapsody 3
noun
(in ancient Greece) an epic poem adapted for recitation
heroic verse 1
noun
a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
bylina 1
noun
traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem.
Instance_Hyponym
Aeneid 1
noun
an epic in Latin by Virgil; tells the adventures of Aeneas after the Trojan War; provides an illustrious historical background for the Roman Empire
Divine Comedy 1
noun
a narrative epic poem written by Dante
Iliad 1
noun
a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy
Odyssey 2
noun
a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy
Nibelungenlied 1
noun
an epic poem written in Middle High German and based on the legends of Siegfried and Teutonic kings
