KnowraEpic poetryLinked fromLinked fromThe 41 pages that link to Epic poetry, each with the reason it gives.All 41Broader topic 2Related 4Narrower topic 28Compared with 7NovelCompared with: Epic and novel both sustain broad narratives but differ in form and literary tradition.Lyric poetryCompared with: Epic scale and sustained action contrast with the lyric poem’s usual compression.BalladCompared with: Epics generally sustain a broader scale and elevated style than ballads’ concentrated incidents.ElegyCompared with: Epic typically magnifies action and achievement; elegy dwells on absence and loss.Adventure fictionCompared with: Epic scope can overlap with adventure, but its defining scale is communal or monumental.Ancient historiographyCompared with: Epic preserved influential accounts of the past while using poetic conventions distinct from prose history.Romance (genre)Compared with: Epic shares grand adventures with romance but traditionally centers collective and heroic destinies.