Epics are long narrative poems about the adventures of a hero. The hero is of great historic or legendary importance. The setting is vast and the action often takes place with the intervention of supernatural forces such as gods, angels, monsters or demons. Epics are typically written in a classical style of grand simplicity that uses elaborate literary devices to enhance the symbolic importance of a hero's adventures. Beowulf like all epics contain essential elements …
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…the poem. 110 "Follower and the strongest of the Geats-greater And stronger than anyone in this world..." Lines 110 describe Beowulf as being the strongest man in the world. Beowulf clearly contains the elements needed to classify it as an epic. Not only does it contain a larger than life hero that delivers numerous speeches that reveal his character and a higher class language, but it also possess many other characteristics that are important to an epic.