Related Clues:

• Long yarn
• Multi-generational story
• Narrative writing
• Era-spanning story
• It's no short story
• Norse epic
• 'Beowulf' and others
• Epic poem
• 'Star Wars,' e.g.
• Body of poetry
• Narrative poem
• 'Gilgamesh,' e.g.
• Tale of heroic exploits
• Poem on a grand theme
• Extended story