heroic verse Meaning of "heroic verse"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter

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  1. MEXICO Homicidal Hero When a killer is captured in Mexico, corridas (streetcorner ballads) often glamorize him in heroic verse.
  2. Acclaimed by the populace, they encouraged one another at river crossings by recalling Mao's recent speedy swim in the Yangtze and reciting his heroic verse: "I care not that the .
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