语法与词汇 Which of the following statements about literary genre is NOT true?无

A、 Folktale, strictly defined, is a short narrative in prose of unknown authorship which has been transmitted orally.
B、 An epic is an extended narrative poem or a novel, which celebrates the feats of one or more legendary or traditional heroes.
C、 A picaresque novel generally refers to a basically realistic work of fiction focusing on a lower–class rogue-hero hero, who experiences a series of loose, episodic adventures.
D、 Gothic Novel is now generally applied to literature dealing with the strange, mysterious, and supernatural dealing with the strange, mysterious, and supernatural designed to invoke suspense and terror in the readers.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】史诗是指叙述英雄传说或重大历史事件的叙事长诗，是一种庄严的文学体裁，内容为民间传说或歌颂英雄功绩的长篇叙事诗，它涉及的主题可以包括历史事件、民族、宗教或传说。史诗并不是小说， B选项表述错误，故选B。