fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl, pˈoʊɪtɹi ɛmplˈɔɪd tə ɹᵻkˈoːɹd hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl ᵻvˈɛnts ɪn ˈɛpɪks, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ɡˈɪlɡeɪməʃ ɔːɹ fˈɜːdoʊsiz ʃˈɑːneɪmˌeɪ,
For example, poetry employed to record historical events in epics, such as Gilgamesh or Ferdowsi's Shahnameh,