Epics in English literature: everything about epics poetry, mock epics and its characteristics.
Epics
Epics in literature
What is an "epic"?
· A long narrative poem
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written in heroic couplets
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involvement of characters is massive in number ‘extensively descriptive
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length is extensively large
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there is great interaction between mortals and immortals
Ex: there is a guardian God for every Epic
· mostly Epic hero's fate is decided by immortals
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so many super natural elements
Mock epics
· long narrative poem
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same structure to the epics
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written in heroic couplets
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high sounded language
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less involvement of characters
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mock epic hero
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length is large
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supernatural elements are there but not very powerful
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mock here does not have a guardian, they have syfles
functions
· mocking at upper class social follies
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mocking at inefficiency and vanity of political eras
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mocking at Neo-classical traditions
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