heroic couplet
heroic couplet · heroic couplets
A rhyming pair of lines in iambic pentameter, used in epic poetryA rhyming pair of lines in iambic pentameter, used in epic poetry.
Meaning
1 sensesA rhyming pair of lines in iambic pentameter, used in epic poetry.
a couplet consisting of two rhymed lines of iambic pentameter and written in an elevated style
Forms
plural: heroic couplets| Singular | heroic couplet |
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See also
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