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nouna verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
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Origin
From its use in heroic verse.
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APA
heroic meter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heroic%20meter
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“heroic meter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heroic%20meter. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heroic meter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heroic%20meter.
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