精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上Literature terms1Epic : a long narrative poem telling about the deeds of a great hero and reflecting the values of the society from which it originated. Many epics were drawn from an oral tradition and were transmitted by song and recitation before they were written down.(史诗) 2Romance: It was a long composition, sometimes in verse, sometimes in prose, describing the life and adventures of a noble hero.(传奇文学) 3Heroic Couplet: the rhymed couplet of iambic pentameter.