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4. heroic
adjective. ['hɪˈroʊɪk'] very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale).
6. heroic
adjective. ['hɪˈroʊɪk'] of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope.
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7. heroic
adjective. ['hɪˈroʊɪk'] showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort.
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8. heroic
noun. ['hɪˈroʊɪk'] a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter.
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Note that this form ends with a couplet, but it’s not called a heroic couplet because it’s the only set of two in the poem.
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Shakespeare and other English poets favored the heroic couplet, or two lines of rhymed iambic pentameter, typically with a pause, or caesura, in the middle of each line.
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Similar to Shakespeare, poets like John Dryden and Alexander Pope used heroic couplets to add dramatic impact to a poem.
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While English writers favored iambic pentameter and heroic couplets, French poets employed the alexandrine, or lines of 12 syllables; this preference also spread to German and Dutch authors, according to Encyclopedia Britannica.
