Question

Read the excerpt from Gilgamesh: A New English Version.The man who pulled you up from the groundand gave you fresh water from his waterskinis Lugalbanda, your personal god.With his help, we will achieve a triumphgreater than any man has achieved.Which feature of epic poetry does this excerpt most clearly show
A) a courageous hero who answers a call to adventure
B) a journey filled with many challenges
C) a vast setting of distant landscapes
D) supernatural forces, such as gods or monsters, that intervene

Answer 1

Answer:

D) supernatural forces, such as gods or monsters, that intervene

Explanation:

In epic poetry, the main aspect of it being an epic is the infusing of the supernatural themes or forces such as the gods or monsters into the story or poem. And the extraordinary level of strength that the characters possess, the extent of their might all contribute to it being an epic. In the given excerpt of the book of "Gilgamesh: A New English Version" by Stepghen Mitchell also employs the supernatural forces. The depiction of Lugalbanda as a god who will help in the achieving of a far greater triumph that no man had ever achieved clearly shows the feature of an epic poetry in the story.