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heroic couplet

/hɪˈrəʊɪk ˈkʌplɪt/

Tradução: Forma poética tradicional composta por dois versos consecutivos que rimam entre si, ambos em pentâmetro iâmbico, muito usada na poesia épica e satírica.

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/hɪˈrəʊɪk ˈkʌplɪt/C1formalart
  • ptForma poética tradicional composta por dois versos consecutivos que rimam entre si, ambos em pentâmetro iâmbico, muito usada na poesia épica e satírica.

A traditional poetic form consisting of two successive rhyming lines of iambic pentameter, often used in epic and satirical poetry.

  1. Poetic formC2formal

    A pair of rhyming iambic pentameter lines, often used in English epic and narrative poetry.

    ptdístico heroico

    • Alexander Pope's 'The Rape of the Lock' is written in heroic couplets.
    • The heroic couplet was a dominant form in 18th-century English poetry.
    • Chaucer's 'The Canterbury Tales' uses heroic couplets in some sections.