Poetry is the oldest literary genre written in verse. It aims to produce an illusion on the reader's imagination, it uses different figures of speech and takes different forms of poems. An epic is one such form of poem and it is "an extended narrative poem recounting actions, journeys, adventures and heroic episodes where the action, often in combat, reveals the more-than-human strength of the heroes as they engage in deeds.” of courage” and they embody all the values ​​of their nation. In this article I will show that Beowul, the oldest English poem of unknown authorship, is an exceptional example of an epic because it exhibits three of the typical characteristics of this genre: it is long, there is an incarnation of the nation. According to his values, the main character is a superhuman hero. To begin with, Beowulf is characterized by being an extremely long narrative poem since it consists of the account of the sequence of events written in 3,182 lines. Each line has two main beats and each half-line is connected to the other by alliteration, that is, "two or more words beginning with the same sound", for example when it is said: ".. . sinister and greedy, it seizes betimes…” line (121)This repetition of sounds and its fixed rhythm helped the author to tell this long poem. The fact that there are framed stories within Beowulf is also important, as they extend the epic, these are: the story of Breca and the framing story of Beowulf's battles. Another characteristic of this epic is that it is full of descriptions: mainly of mead and banquets, which may seem repetitive to the reader, but it is one of the most important characteristics of the genre, which makes it broad .The story clearly reveals the m...... middle of paper ...... It is also shown when he fought against the monsters and saved the nation from them. He did this because he loved Denmark and the Danes loved and honored him and this is explicit in the story when he says: "...we have found here a host for our heart: you have lodged us well If ever on earth I am able to gain remembrance of thy love, O lord of men, anything new I have done now, for war work I am ever ready!..." lines (814-819) The honorable man said that he was ready to fight for the nation when necessary. He said this because he was the one who represented the values ​​of Denmark. Beowulf is a perfect example of. epic since in the story we can clearly recognize some of the typical characteristics of the genre: it is long, the main character is characterized by having superhuman strength and embodying the values ​​of the nation.