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heroic couplet
noun[ C ]
literature specializeduk /hɪˌrəʊ.ɪk ˈkʌp.lət/ us /hɪˌroʊ.ɪk ˈkʌp.lət/
two lines of poetry that rhyme(= have the same last sound), written in iambic pentameter(= lines of ten syllables with emphasis on the second, fourth, sixth, eighth, and tenth syllables):
in heroic coupletsAlice Goodman's text, written in heroic couplets, is full of sharp humour.
Pope became well known as a satirical poet, and a master of the heroic couplet.
His first successful play, written in heroic couplets, was "The Indian Emperor" (1665).
Darwin wrote his botanical treatise in nicely turned heroic couplets.
At one point, he was even moved to write a poem about them, in heroic couplets.
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