Comparisons
The Tale of the Heike is often compared to the Western epic tradition, such as the Iliad and the Odyssey written by Greek poet Homer . Similar to the Iliad, the Tale of Heike deals with the themes of war and battle, exaggerating and glorifying historical events and people. Another similarity it has to the Classical epics is that they were both originally told through oral tradition. The performance done by blind monks did not refer to an original text, and when it was recited it used the 7-5 syllable rhythm of classical poetry, comparing to the poetry format of traditional Western epics.
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