heroic verse
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Tweet n. One of several verse forms traditionally used in epic and dramatic poetry, especially: a. The dactylic hexameter in Greek and Latin. b. The iambic pentameter in English. c. The alexandrine in French. In all senses also called heroic meter. |
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