What is a dominant feature of an epic?
http://www.answers.com/epic
http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/lausd/resources/Literary.Terms.html#Epic
~It's L-O-N-G!
~It has a true hero, in the ancient and traditional sense of the word.
~It has dignified language, not slang.
~It has a significant theme carried through the entire work.
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