heroic

  • 91Heroic verse — Verse Verse, n. [OE. vers, AS. fers, L. versus a line in writing, and, in poetry, a verse, from vertere, versum, to turn, to turn round; akin to E. worth to become: cf. F. vers. See {Worth} to become, and cf. {Advertise}, {Averse}, {Controversy} …

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  • 92heroic stanza — noun Date: circa 1922 a rhymed quatrain in heroic verse with a rhyme scheme of abab called also heroic quatrain …

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  • 93heroic meter — I. noun see heroic verse II. noun see heroic verse …

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  • 94Heroic Duo — Infobox Film name = Heroic Duo caption = Theatrical poster director = Benny Chan producer = Benny Chan eproducer = aproducer = writer = Alan Yuen Adrian Kwan starring = Leon Lai Ekin Cheng Francis Ng music = Tommy Wai cinematography = Poon Yiu… …

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  • 95heroic age — 1. one of the five periods in human history, when, according to Hesiod, gods and demigods performed heroic and glorious deeds. 2. any period in the history of a nation, esp. in ancient Greece and Rome, when great heroes of legend lived: Achilles …

    Universalium

  • 96heroic stanza — ▪ poetry also called  heroic quatrain        in poetry, a rhymed quatrain in heroic verse with rhyme scheme abab. The form was used by William Shakespeare and John Dryden, among others, and was also called an elegiac stanza after the publication… …

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  • 97heroic age — /həˈroʊɪk eɪdʒ/ (say huh rohik ayj) noun a period of legendary heroic activity, as that of ancient Greece or Rome, when heroes were supposed to have lived, seeking glory in heroic response to the challenges of destiny and the gods …

  • 98heroic verse — /həˌroʊɪk ˈvɜs/ (say huh.rohik vers) noun a form of verse adapted to the treatment of heroic or exalted themes; in classical poetry, the hexameter; in English, German, and Italian, the iambic of ten syllables; and in French, the Alexandrine… …

  • 99heroic line — noun see heroic verse …

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  • 100heroic quatrain — noun see heroic stanza …

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