Question

What is epic poetry? It tells a long story with humor as the marked narrative characteristic. It tells a short story set in ancient times. It tells a short story where diction is the predominant style. It tells a long story about a hero who embodies the values of a nation.

Answer 1

It is the last option- It tells a long story about a hero who embodies the values of a nation.

Answer 2

It tells a long story about a hero who embodies the values of a nation.

Step-by-step explanation:

Epic poetry usually have a hero in a great quest that tends to involve gods or some other supernatural aspects with a sense of greatness and adventure. We can see Beowulf and Odysseus as heroes in epic poems. There are variations of the genre as well that work similarly but not equally to the stories from which the mentioned examples were taken. One known variation of the Genre the Divine Comedy.