heroic meter

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Noun heroic meter has 1 sense

heroic verse, heroic meter, heroic - a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
--₁ is a kind of epic poem, heroic poem, epic, epos

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Heroic Meter

Definition

Heroic meter, also known as the heroic line or the heroic couplet, is a type of meter commonly used in epic and narrative poetry. It consists of iambic pentameter lines, which means each line contains five feet with each foot having an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

Senses

Part of Speech: Noun

Heroic meter refers to the specific metrical pattern used in epic and narrative poetry.

Example Sentence: John Milton's "Paradise Lost" is written in heroic meter, giving the poem a grand and rhythmic feel.

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