HEROIC POETRY Synonyms

• a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

• a narrative poem of popular origin

• a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone

• recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm

• utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

• constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic

• a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds

• very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)

• a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)

• sing a hymn

• praise by singing a hymn

• a lyric poem with complex stanza forms

• a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account

• literature in metrical form

• a piece of poetry

• a line of metrical text

• compose verses or put into verse

• familiarize through thorough study or experience

• poetry celebrating the deeds of some hero