Along, narrative poem about a heroic figure is a fable. a myth. a legend. an epic.

An epic.

Explanation:

An epic poem is, indeed, a long narrative  poem that most often deals with the actions and events in the life of one or many more heroic figures in a time setting that usually precedes the written memory of a culture and that deals with divine interventions or superhuman agencies. An epic poem tends to be the defining matrix on which a culture founds its values. In the Western World, Homer´s epics, The Iliad and The Odyssey, are the most important examples of an epic poem.

irving effectively uses emotional responses to create suspense in the story.irving’s tone creates expectations for the reader, which in turn create suspense.irving’s suspense would have been more effective with more vivid details.irving’s story is not suspenseful