Dictionary entry
epic poem
noun
史诗；叙事长诗
a long narrative poem that tells the great deeds of a hero or the past of a nation
史诗
In use
For our literature class, we had to read an epic poem and then write a short report.
The library's oldest book is an epic poem written in the fifteenth century.
She wants to write an epic poem about the history of her hometown.
write / compose an epic poem
He plans to write an epic poem about the Trojan War.
他计划写一首关于特洛伊战争的史诗。
read an epic poem
We read an epic poem in class yesterday.
我们昨天在课堂上读了一首史诗。
an epic poem about + topic
She published an epic poem about the fall of the Roman Empire.
她出版了一首关于罗马帝国衰落的史诗。
the epic poem + verb
史诗作为主语时，动词常用描述、讲述等。
The epic poem describes the hero's journey.
这首史诗描述了英雄的旅程。
Common mistakes
I read an epic poetry.I read an epic poem.
‘poetry’ 是不可数名词，不能说 ‘an poetry’；应使用可数名词 ‘poem’ 表示一首具体的诗。
He wrote epic poem.He wrote an epic poem.
英语中可数名词单数形式前需要冠词，如 ‘an’；‘epic poem’ 是可数名词短语，缺少冠词造成语法错误。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.