HEROIC VERSE


Meaning of HEROIC VERSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1586

1. : dactylic hexameter especially of epic verse of classical times — called also heroic meter

2. : the iambic pentameter used especially in English epic poetry during the 17th and 18th centuries — called also heroic line, heroic meter

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.