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MishaP Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Meaning of character

A definition of "epic" is "heroic or grand in scale or character". What is the meaning of "character" in this context?


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MishaP A definition of "epic" is "heroic or grand in scale or character". What is the meaning of "character" in this context? character ~ kind; type; style CJ

— CalifJim

  • MishaP A definition of "epic" is "heroic or grand in scale or character".
  • What is the meaning of "character" in this context?
  • character ~ kind; type; style CJ
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MishaPA definition of "epic" is "heroic or grand in scale or character". What is the meaning of "character" in this context?
character ~ kind; type; style

CJ
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It means that it is (as a literary genre) a combination of characteristics and qualities which makes it different from other literary genres.
Epics generally have the following features:
  • they usually start with an invocation to a muse;
  • they contain the list of the heroes who take part in the events narrated;
  • the hero performs supernatural
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Brevity is more than just the soul of wit!

CJ
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You're right, CalifJim.
I promise I'll give up lengthy explanations.
JK
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Would "impressive" be another way of describing what it means?
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Sorry, my last post didn't make much sense.

I can't even put into words what I'm thinking.

Is the following interpretation of "epic" correct?

"heroic or grand in scale or impressive in nature/character"

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No; that is what 'grand' and 'heroic' mean. As CJ said, 'character' just means type or kind here: 'one such feature or trait; characteristic.'

EDIT: As to your 2nd post, yes (sort of).
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Ok. Thank you.

So in the example below, does "epic" mean big in size? It's an example from a dictionary. I'm trying to understand it.

"His epic journey around the world".


If someone says they went on an epic adventure, do they mean they went on a long adventure?
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MishaP"His epic journey around the world".
It means that the journey was so impressive that it would be in the history books.
It could be long, adventurous, dangerous, full of interesting encounters. Perhaps it was the first of its kind.
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