Which literary genre most accurately categorizes John Milton’s "Paradise Lost"?

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A mournful poem set in rural surroundingsA written argument in ordinary languageA tragedy written in unrhymed iambic pentameterA long narrative poem celebrating heroic deeds

Explanation

"Paradise Lost" is widely recognized as an epic poem, a lengthy narrative work that explores grand themes and heroic events. It is not a pastoral elegy, prose polemic, or a blank verse tragedy.