【单选题】Which of the following statements best describe the literary form epic?
A.
A serious play for the theatre, television, or radio.
B.
A long poem about the actions of great men and women or about a nation's history; this style of poetry.
C.
A story long enough to fill a complete book, in which the characters and events are usually imaginary.
D.
A piece of writing in which the words are chosen for their sound and the images they suggest, not just for their obvious meanings. The words are arranged in separate lines, usually with a repeated rhythm, and often the lines rhyme at the end.