heroic stanza

/həˌroʊɪk ˌstænzə/
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Other forms: heroic stanzas

Definitions of heroic stanza
  1. noun
    a quatrain consisting of two heroic couplets written in an elevated style; the rhyme scheme is abab
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    type of:
    quatrain
    a stanza of four lines
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