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heroic couplet — n. a rhyming pair of iambic pentameter lines, first used extensively in English by Chaucer and later developed as a syntactically complete unit, esp. by Dryden and Pope (Ex.: “In every work regard the writer s end, Since none can compass more… … English World dictionary
Heroic couplet — A heroic couplet is a traditional form for English poetry, commonly used for epic and narrative poetry; it refers to poems constructed from a sequence of rhyming pairs of iambic pentameter lines. The rhyme is always masculine. Use of the heroic… … Wikipedia
heroic couplet — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms heroic couplet : singular heroic couplet plural heroic couplets literature two lines of poetry that rhyme and use iambic pentameter … English dictionary
heroic couplet — noun a couplet consisting of two rhymed lines of iambic pentameter and written in an elevated style • Hypernyms: ↑couplet * * * heˌroic ˈcouplet f6 [heroic couplet] noun (technical … Useful english dictionary
heroic couplet — Pros. a stanza consisting of two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter, esp. one forming a rhetorical unit and written in an elevated style, as, Know then thyself, presume not God to scan / The proper study of Mankind is Man. [1900 05] * * * ▪… … Universalium
heroic couplet — noun Date: 1828 a rhyming couplet in iambic pentameter … New Collegiate Dictionary
heroic couplet — he.roic couplet n a pair of lines in poetry which end with the same sound and that have five beats in each line … Dictionary of contemporary English
heroic couplet — /həˌroʊɪk ˈkʌplət/ (say huh.rohik kupluht) noun a pair of rhyming iambic lines of ten syllables, used in heroic verse …
heroic couplet — noun (in verse) a pair of rhyming iambic pentameters … English new terms dictionary
heroic couplet — noun (C) a pair of lines in poetry which end with the same sound and that have five beats in each line … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
