Completar frases Epic and Epopee: Fill in the Blanks ChallengeVersión en línea Test your knowledge of epic poetry and its themes with this engaging fill-in-the-blanks game! por Gina Mendoza de Morales 1 experience heroic battles genre Iliad narrative style structure grand Virgil's values scale nation collective verse Aeneid deeds Odyssey beings Homer's hero events epic culture epopee culture journey divine poetry history The terms " " and " " refer to a of that celebrates and significant . An epic typically features a , often involving a hero's , , and the intervention of . These narratives are characterized by their elevated and formal , often written in . The epopee , a term derived from the Greek word for " story " or " narrative , " emphasizes the same themes but may focus more on the of a or rather than an individual . Both forms serve to preserve , , and , often reflecting the ideals of the society from which they originate . Notable examples include " " and " , " as well as " . "