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Title: Epic poetry Authors: Venue: Wikipedia Year: unknown Canonical: wiki:epic-poetry URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_poetry Collector: wikipedia OA: true ABSTRACT In poetry, an epic is a lengthy narrative poem typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters who, in dealings with gods or other superhuman forces, gave shape to the mortal universe for their descendants. With regard to oral tradition, epic poems consist of formal speech and are usually learnt word for word, contrasted with narratives that consist of everyday speech, categorised into factual or fiction, the former of which is less susceptible to variation.