heroic couplet
he·ro·ic cou·plet
H h Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hi-roh-ik kuhp-lit]
- /hɪˈroʊ ɪk ˈkʌp lɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hi-roh-ik kuhp-lit]
- /hɪˈroʊ ɪk ˈkʌp lɪt/
Definitions of heroic couplet words
- noun heroic couplet a stanza consisting of two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter, especially one forming a rhetorical unit and written in an elevated style, as, Know then thyself, presume not God to scan / The proper study of Mankind is Man. 1
- noun heroic couplet a verse form consisting of two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter 0
- noun heroic couplet a rhyming pair of iambic-pentameter lines, first used extensively in English by Chaucer and later developed as a syntactically complete unit, esp. by Dryden and Pope (Ex.: “In every work regard the writer's end, Since none can compass more than they intend”) 0
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Origin of heroic couplet
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05
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Parts of speech for Heroic couplet
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
heroic couplet popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
heroic couplet usage trend in Literature
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