Meaning of the word "heroic couplet" in English
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heroic couplet
US /hɪˌroʊ.ɪk ˈkʌp.lət/
UK /hɪˈrəʊ.ɪk ˈkʌp.lɪt/
Noun
a pair of rhyming iambic pentameters, much used in English verse in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Example:
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Alexander Pope was a master of the heroic couplet.
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Many of Shakespeare's sonnets end with a heroic couplet.
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