into which epic material was poured
English translation: framework into which creative material is input(ted)
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framework into which creative material is inputted Explanation: the actual figures of speech/models and fixed forms are the framework and unlikely to read or sound like epics but rather just humdrum and mundane the "epic material" is the creative, interesting, free form, fluid part, the arty poetic part, that is "poured" or input into this framework of language and that's when the magic happens...and the basic forms of language become transformed into something poetic and epic as others have pointed out, an epic is something extraordinary, so good that it is still read/told/discussed centuries or even millennia later. Think of Homer and The Odyssey for example... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2014-01-08 16:12:50 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- When you think of it anything poured into a mould/mold is normally just a clone so to become different, the material has got to be much better... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2014-01-08 17:57:53 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- meant to say, the verb can be input also -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 days (2014-01-13 09:54:56 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- glad to have helped |
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