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epyllion
/ ɪˈpɪlɪən /
noun
- a miniature epic
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Word History and Origins
Origin of epyllion1
C19: from Greek, diminutive of epos
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Example Sentences
This is not in any sense a lyric poem, but an epyllion, or little epic.
From Project Gutenberg
Other rhetorical devices cultivated in the epyllion are the long apostrophe, and the sentence or wise saying.
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Either the term "minor epic" or "epyllion" is satisfactory, provided its referent is clear, and accurately described.
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