Heroic verse Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
heroic meter; heroic.
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(Pros.) , the verse of heroic or epic poetry, being in English, German, and Italian the iambic of ten syllables; in French the iambic of twelve syllables; and in classic poetry the hexameter.
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