heroic poetry
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- noun
- /həˈroʊɪk ˈpoʊətri/
- Literature
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poesía heroica
Examples
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The classicist C. M. Bowra discusses a number of Central Asian poems in his wide-ranging comparative study of heroic poetry (1961).
Academic text (2016) -
The authors report on the major effort being made by Chinese folklorists, acting with significant government support, to record, archive, publish, and analyze the living oral traditions of the ethnic minorities of their country, paying particular attention to the heroic poetry that has long been popular in China's northwestern regions.
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This was an evolutionary change comparable to what must have happened in early medieval Europe when the heroic poetry of that region was converted to Christian use, being radically transformed in the process so as to result in a work like Beowulf, which is set in the world of ancient pagan Germanic heroes and yet is infused with Christian values.
Academic text (2016) -
Many ancient civilizations recorded their history through heroic poetry that celebrated the valor of legendary figures.
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Homer's epics are prime examples of heroic poetry, recounting the adventures of heroes like Achilles and Odysseus.
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In class, we studied the heroic poetry of different cultures, highlighting how they honor their heroes and convey moral lessons.
Synonyms
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A long poem that tells of a hero's great journeys and actions
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A long poem that tells the adventures and deeds of a famous hero
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A long poem that tells the brave deeds and adventures of heroes
A long poem that tells the brave deeds of a hero
A long poem that tells the stories of heroes and shows a society's values
A long Old French poem that tells stories of heroic knights and their deeds
A pattern of long lines in poetry used for grand stories like epic poems
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'poetry that recounts and celebrates the deeds of a hero' is directly and compositionally derived from 'heroic' (relating to heroes) + 'poetry' (verse). This structure and semantics are transparent and common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Heroic poetry began as long songs by storytellers who told about a brave person's journeys, battles and great 'deeds'. So, because these songs were about a heroic figure and were a kind of poetry that 'celebrates' those deeds, the phrase now means poems that tell and praise heroes' adventures.