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Intransitive Verb Auxiliary Verb Primary/ Principal Auxiliary Modal/ Secondary Auxiliary Non-finite Verb Participles Present Participle Past Participle Perfect Participle Infinitives Gerund Linking Verb Phrasal Verb Modals State/Stative verb Event/Action/Dynamic verb Semi-modals Cognate Verb Causative Verb Factitive Verb Quasi-passive Reciprocal Verb Reflexive verb Impersonal verb Inchoative verb Marginal verb Operator Regular/Weak Verb Irregular/Strong Verb Weak Verb Strong Verb Ergative Verb Lexical Verb Delexical Verb Non-continuous Verb Group verb The Adjective Descriptive Adjectives Quantitative Adjectives Proper Adjectives Demonstrative Adjectives Possessive Adjectives Interrogative Adjectives Indefinite Adjectives Articles Compound Adjectives Distributive Adjectives The Adverb Simple Adverb Adverb of Manner Adverb of Time Adverb of Place Adverb of Frequency/Number Adverb of Degree Quantity Adverb of Reason (Cause & Effect) Adverb of Order Adverb of Assertion & Negation Interrogative Adverb Relative Adverb The Preposition Simple Preposition Double Preposition Compound Preposition Participle Preposition Disguised Preposition Detached Preposition Prepositions of Time Prepositions of Place and Direction Prepositions of Agents or Things Phrasal Prepositions Prepositions of Spatial Relationships Appropriate Preposition The Conjunction Coordinating Conjunctions Correlative Conjunctions Subordinating Conjunctions Compound Conjunction Adverbial Conjunction The Interjection Primary Interjection Secondary Interjection Mild Interjection Strong Interjection Volitive Interjection Emotive Interjection Cognitive Interjection Idioms & Phrases phrase Noun Phrase Adjective Phrase Verbal Phrase Adverbial Phrase Prepositional Phrase Conjunctional Phrase Interjectional Phrase Infinitive phrase Participle phrase Absolute Phrase Appositive Phrase Gerund Phrase Foreign Phrases Idiom The Clauses Principal clause Subordinate clause Noun clause Adjective clause/ Relative clause Defining/Restrictive relative clause Non-Defining/Non-Restrictive relative clause Adverbial clause Adverbial clause of Time Adverbial clause of Place Adverbial clause of Reason Adverbial clause of Effect Adverbial clause of Purpose Adverbial clause of condition Adverbial clause of manner Adverbial clause of Comparison Adverbial clause of Concession Co-ordinate clause Corrections The Number-Correction Subject-Verb Agreement The Tense (Corrections) The Verb (Corrections) Complement of Verb Conditional Sentence (Corrections) The Determiner (Corrections) Parallelism (Corrections) Punctuation (Corrections) Sentences & Transformations Sentence and Kind of Sentences Assertive Sentence Interrogative Sentence Imperative Sentence Optative Sentence Exclamatory Sentence Simple Sentence Complex Sentence Compound Sentence Negative Sentence Transformation of sentences Voice Active Voice Passive voice Degree of Comparison Positive Degree Comparative Degree Superlative Degree Narration Question Tags Affirmative Sentence words Meanings of Word Substitutions Expressions Definition of Words Synonyms Antonyms Spellings Usage of Words as Various Part of Speech Dame Words as Various Parts of Speech Transformation of Parts of Speech Formation of New Words by Adding Prefixes and Suffixes Prefix Suffix Formation of New Words by Adding Prefixes and Suffixes Tense Present Tense Present Indefinite Tense Present Continuous Tense Present Perfect Tense Present Perfect Continuous Tense Past Tense Past Indefinite Tense Past Continuous Tense Past Perfect Tense Past Perfect Continuous Tense Future Tense Future Indefinite Tense Future Continuous Tense Future Perfect Tense Future Perfect Continuous Tense Past Form Right Form of Verbs Sentence Completion Narrations: Direct and Indirect Tag Questions Inversion Affirmative and Negative Agreement Affirmative Agreement Negative Agreement Modifiers Conditional Sentences First Conditional Second Conditional Third Conditional Zero Conditional Pin Point Error 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Epic

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An epic is a long narrative poem that recounts the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures. Epics are usually written in a formal and elevated style, and they often include supernatural elements, such as gods, monsters, or magic. Epics also reflect the values and beliefs of the culture that produced them, and they often serve as a source of inspiration and identity for their readers.

Some of the common characteristics of epics are:

  • They begin with an invocation to a muse or a deity, asking for inspiration and guidance in telling the story.
  • They state the theme or the main idea of the story in the beginning, usually in one sentence or phrase.
  • They use in medias res, which means starting the story in the middle of the action, and then using flashbacks or narration to fill in the background information.
  • They have a vast setting, covering many lands, regions, or even worlds, depending on the scope of the story.
  • They feature a hero who is of noble birth or high status, and who possesses extraordinary qualities, such as strength, courage, intelligence, or charisma.
  • They depict epic battles between the hero and his enemies, often involving large armies, fierce creatures, or divine intervention.
  • They include epic similes, which are long and elaborate comparisons that use words like “as” or “like” to describe something in detail.
  • They employ epithets, which are descriptive phrases that are used to identify a character or an object, such as “swift-footed Achilles” or “the rosy-fingered dawn”.
  • They incorporate catalogues, which are lists of people, places, things, or events that are relevant to the story, such as the names of the ships or the warriors in a battle.

Some of the famous examples of epics are:

  • The Epic of Gilgamesh: This is one of the oldest surviving works of literature, dating back to ancient Mesopotamia. It tells the story of Gilgamesh, a king who seeks immortality and friendship through his adventures with his companion Enkidu.
  • The Iliad and the Odyssey: These are two epic poems attributed to Homer, a Greek poet who lived around the 8th century BC. The Iliad tells the story of the Trojan War, focusing on the conflict between Achilles and Hector. The Odyssey tells the story of Odysseus, who faces many challenges and dangers on his way back home after the war.
  • The Ramayana and the Mahabharata: These are two epic poems from ancient India, composed between the 4th century BC and the 4th century AD. The Ramayana tells the story of Rama, a prince who rescues his wife Sita from the demon king Ravana. The Mahabharata tells the story of the Kurukshetra War, a civil war between two branches of a royal family.
  • Beowulf: This is an epic poem from Anglo-Saxon England, written sometime between the 8th and 11th centuries AD. It tells the story of Beowulf, a hero who fights three monstrous enemies: Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and a dragon.
  • Paradise Lost: This is an epic poem by John Milton, a English poet who lived in the 17th century. It tells the story of Satan’s rebellion against God, his temptation of Adam and Eve, and their expulsion from Eden.
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tragedy
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a novel
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a long poem
English Epic

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