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The term epic refers to a long narrative about a hero or god. In this situation the narrative actually takes the shape of epic poetry because it is written in meter.
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The Odyssey is an epic poem because of the following:
- it is a long, narrative poem
- it focuses on an epic subject: the suffering of Odysseus
- it...
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