| English noun: epic poem | |||
| 1. | epic poem (communication) a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds | ||
| Synonyms | epic, epos, heroic poem | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | poem, verse form | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chanson de geste, heroic, heroic meter, heroic verse, rhapsody | ||
| Instance hyponym | Aeneid, Divina Commedia, Divine Comedy, Iliad, Nibelungenlied, Odyssey | ||