A literary style distinguished by enduring and high grandeur, sublimity, and eloquence (as often attributed to epic poets). The term "grand style" comes from the French for "great style," gros style. It was used to describe a style that was conceived and polished with great care and art. It is usually associated with an epic poem, but it can also be found in some novels and orations. The term "grand manner" is also used to describe someone who uses their voice or appearance in a way that makes they appear important or great. In literature, a work may be said to have a "grand style" if it exhibits many of the characteristics of an epic poem, such as Homer's Iliad or Virgil's Aeneid. Literary works that use language in a formal way, but not to the extent of an epic poem, include drama and prose fiction. Non-epic poems are rarely called "grand styles"; rather, the term is applied to narratives written in iambic pentameter or other recognized poetic forms. People who write in a grand style tend to use more refined vocabulary and sentence structure than people writing in other styles. They may also use more complex metaphors and similes.