Analyzing a Feature of Epic Poetry Then, from heaven, the voice of the god

called to Gilgamesh: "Hurry, attack,

attack Humbaba while the time is right,

before he enters the depths of the forest,

before he can hide there and wrap himself

in his seven auras with their paralyzing glare.

He is wearing just one now. Attack him! Now!"

–Gilgamesh: A New English Translation,
Stephen Mitchell

Identify a feature of epic poetry in the passage. In three to four sentences, explain its impact on the epic's plot.