Definition of "heroic verse" []

• One of several verse forms traditionally used in epic and dramatic poetry, especially: (noun)
• The dactylic hexameter in Greek and Latin. (noun)
• The iambic pentameter in English. (noun)
• The alexandrine in French. Also called heroic meter. (noun)

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