How are Homer's epics and rap similar?

similarities are: expression of emotions, telling a story, meaning, art form

Poetry : Lyrics in rhymes.

Rap : "Content, Flow(rhythm and rhyme) and Delivery." -as in the book How to rap.

Spoken or chanted lyrics. A story in rhymes, to the rhythm of the beat. Literary technique, lyricism, Wordplay, similes, metaphores. As a rapper, you ought to be able to freestyle.

MCs stay on beat by stressing syllables in time to the four beats of the musical backdrop.