The correct answer is "elevated style".
This is because all of the other options do not belong to a true epic, and fit more with a satire. A true epic is supposed to be serious and present a great deed by the main hero or the heroes.
In the very, very simplest terms, judging the validity of an argument starts centers around this process:
1) Identify the rhetoric (Lines of Argument) from the actual, formal reasons. Separate the persuasive language from the actual claims to truth and fact.
2) Analyze those reasons (claims to truth and fact) by identifying their logic (often in the Implicit Reasons) and evidence.
3) Test and evaluate the logic and evidence; identify logical errors and ask whether the evidence can and has been tested and objectively, repeatedly, factually verified.
Answer: Despite many major developments, the basic principles of the country’s founders are still at play.
In the third paragraph of his inaugural address, JFK discusses the way the world is nowadays, and the way it was back when the United States was born. He argues that the world is very different now, as we now have the tools to eliminate all poverty, but also all life from Earth. However, he believes that the revolutionary ideals of the Founding Fathers are still very relevant in modern times all over the world.
Answer:
main theme: hubris
• dishonoring,prideful, or overconfident behavior
• thought to offend the gods