heroic verse

American  

noun

1. a form of verse adapted to the treatment of heroic or exalted themes: in classical poetry, dactylic hexameter; in English and German, iambic pentameter; and in French, the Alexandrine. An example of heroic verse is

   Achilles' wrath, to Greece the direful spring / Of woes unnumbered, heavenly goddess, sing!

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heroic verse British  

noun

1. prosody a type of verse suitable for epic or heroic subjects, such as the classical hexameter, the French Alexandrine, or the English iambic pentameter

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Etymology

Origin of heroic verse

First recorded in 1610–20

Example Sentences

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heroic verse

Of course, Lipsyte doesn’t provide a single word of of this life-changing, ruthless, heroic verse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2019

"Commentaries on the four Sylvas, written in heroic verse by Angelo Politiano, called Nutricia, Rustico, Manto, and Ambra."

From The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. by Juan Antonio Llorente

It will be observed that while Shakspere's heroic verse is usually fairly regular, with not very many run-on lines, it yet differs in quality from that of satires.

From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Raymond MacDonald Alden

In Milton's own prefatory note to Paradise Lost, he called his blank verse "English heroic verse without rime."

From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Raymond MacDonald Alden

Henry V., 140*; heroic verse of, 184; It was a lover, etc.,

From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Raymond MacDonald Alden