The word epic, gets thrown around a lot. Man, the wave was totally epic. That peanut butter and jelly sandwich that my mom made was epic. I highly doubt that either of those is true. However, there was once a time when the word epic was used to describe a style of poetry. In this style, a hero would typically go on a quest to prove himself. A great example of this phenomenon of epic poetry is Beowulf, but I am to prove that Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is more of an epic than a romance. I'll pick apart each story in chronological order to see if they match up in any significant way.
He wrote in the margin, original and engaging opening.
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