Structure, Metrical Requirement, Stanzaic

One line of Classical Heroic Line followed by one line of Classical Pentameter. The Elegiacs may be rhymed or not. They are also known as Elegiac Couplets

Greek

Xxx Xxx Xxx Xxx Xxx XX
Xxx Xxx XX xxX xxX

or

XX XX XX XX Xxx XX
Xxx Xxx XX xxX xxX

or several other variations in between.

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Classical Heroic Line, Classical Pentameter, Poulter's Measure, Quantitative Verse

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