heroic verse

noun

any of several forms of verse used in epic or dramatic poetry

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Meanings

nounheroic verse (countable and uncountable, plural heroic verses)

plural heroic verses

  1. countableuncountableany of several forms of verse used in epic or dramatic poetry

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter

Similar
heroic meterheroic
Broader
epic poemheroic poemepic
Also see
heroicheroic meter

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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heroic verse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heroic%20verse

MLA

“heroic verse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heroic%20verse. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heroic verse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heroic%20verse.

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