EPIC POEM

1. all men should act to obtain glory and praise

2. TYPE SCENES

2.1. the banquet

2.2. the battle

2.3. the voyage

2.4. the funeral

3. CONTENT

3.1. history is just a frame

3.2. supernatural and mythological events

3.3. aristocratic and military society

4. MAIN THEME

4.1. the function of leadership in heroic society

5. EXAMPLES

5.1. Iliad

5.2. Odyssey

5.3. Aeneid

5.4. Beowulf

6. FEATURES

6.1. long narrative poem

6.2. recollection of a glorious past

6.3. praise of a hero

6.4. lament of the death of a hero