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| high, avoiding popular verse and meter, of high moral importance |
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| oral and episodic, recalls the deeds of legendary people and then moves on (facillitates collective momories) |
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| invocation of muse and improvisation of the poet/music |
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| considered historically, mythically, or religiously true in some way to the audience and the poet. Heroic Vs. Common |
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| Begins "in medias res" vs. the beginning |
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as if anyone dared to think they knew it. starting from the middle of things, it referes then to the past events leading to the present middle |
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| the tale of the tribe through narrative; extending beyond the usual in size and scope. |
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