HEROIC VERSE is a term used to describe a type of literature that is characterized by its heroic or grandiose themes. EPOS is a four-letter term for an ancient Greek or Latin poem, usually composed in dactylic hexameter and narrating the deeds of a hero. EPOPEE is a six-letter term for a long narrative poem, typically on a serious subject, related in an elevated style, and centered on a heroic or quasi-divine figure on whose actions depends the fate of a nation or a group of people.