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Epic.

"That game was epic!" "My new car is epic!"

We hear the word all the time, but what does it actually mean? Homer's Odyssey is an epic poem, but what does mean to us today? ** Take a look at pages 10 and 11 of the PDF file ** available by clicking the Odyssey textbook link.


 * To respond to this wikiblog, click the icon at the top right of this text window that looks like a white/clear thumb tack and has a number beside it. This is the discussion button. Click it to start your response. Then click the "new post" button to start the discussion. ** In your response, write your definition of "epic" in regard to what it means in the literary sense and what it means by today's standards.