epyllion
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of epyllion
C19: from Greek, diminutive of epos
Example Sentences
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The two types of the "plain" style were employed in more modest poems of literature, both, in prose and in such poetry as comedy, the epyllion, in pastoral verse, and the like.
From Vergil A Biography by Tenney Frank
Whether or not there is classical authority for use of the term "epyllion," though a significant point of scholarship, is not the main issue here.
From Seven Minor Epics of the English Renaissance (1596-1624) by Paul William Miller
Either the term "minor epic" or "epyllion" is satisfactory, provided its referent is clear, and accurately described.
From Seven Minor Epics of the English Renaissance (1596-1624) by Paul William Miller
The late C. S. Lewis, a few pages before his brilliant discussion of Hero and Leander as an epyllion, refers to Lynche's poem as a "stanzaic novella."
From Seven Minor Epics of the English Renaissance (1596-1624) by Paul William Miller
Other rhetorical devices cultivated in the epyllion are the long apostrophe, and the sentence or wise saying.
From Seven Minor Epics of the English Renaissance (1596-1624) by Paul William Miller
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