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# 22. Epic Poetry Meter & Form Checklist

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checklist:
id: epic-poetry-meter-checklist
name: Epic Poetry Meter & Form Checklist
description: Maintain consistent meter, line length, and poetic devices in epic verse.
items:

- "[ ] Chosen meter specified (dactylic hexameter, iambic pentameter, etc.)"
- "[ ] Scansion performed on random sample lines"
- "[ ] Caesuras / enjambments used intentionally"
- "[ ] Repetition / epithets maintain oral tradition flavor"
- "[ ] Invocation of the muse or equivalent opening present"
- "[ ] Book/canto divisions follow narrative arc"
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