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A heroic couplet poem is a form of poetry constructed from a sequence of rhyming pairs of iambic pentameter lines, but there is more to heroic couplets. What is a heroic couplet in poetry (complete definition)?
Schooldays OverThe auld fella’s auld fella left the tech
after Ripening for sixteen summers.
Camden-Wagon-Gravity landed a
shovel and a pick at his lonely boots.
‘DIG’. he knew that Language. and by God
did he dig. there is a dignity
in breaking...
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Categories:
appreciation, grandfather, ireland, men,
Form: Heroic Couplet
Ante-Meridian Verses on a Sleepless NightIn what to me now seems like ages
I've only read some sundry pages;
Lord Byron, a Romantic poet,
was a dark wit; you'd just know it.
But I (yes, I!) know much better,
for I know it to...
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Categories:
allusion, animal, garden, metaphor,
Form: Heroic Couplet
Oneness PoemOneness (Real life Husband)
I believe in the power of one and that we are all bound by the thread of oneness and humanity.
I love you with all my heart and soul.
Like the sky,you have embraced...
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Categories:
blessing, caregiving, celebration, family,
Form: Heroic Couplet
To Love, or Not to Love“To love, or not to love?” that is the line,
the focus which most justifies mankind.
To be a god amongst men, and unloved,
is woe: even wild beasts are not unmoved
by such disjointed souls, the otherworldly,
who fill...
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Categories:
allusion, god, hate, humanity,
Form: Heroic Couplet
AugustAugust our sweltering month number 8
Named for Augustus Caesar, a god, but wait!
July already praised Julius Caesar, my heaven
Thus month number 5 became month number 7
Poor October who should be month number 8
Became month...
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Categories:
august, history,
Form: Heroic Couplet
Truth of HomeI’ve been away from home.
I need to end my roam.
I’ve been on many flights.
I’ve seen so many sights.
I’ve been to many lands,
And walked on different sands.
No land or soil did I enjoy,
As home was...
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Categories:
absence, feelings, first love,
Form: Heroic Couplet
If Only I Could Give To You My BestIf only I could give this world my best,
harbored in this port of call of restless
desires deep inside a ship in raging foam,
I’d find a way to make my way back home.
Digging...
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Categories:
allusion, humanity, metaphor,
Form: Heroic Couplet
Lighting Up a CanvasThe glitz of light extracts the sweetest juice.
The blaze of paint excites the oil and spruce.
4/19/2023...
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Categories:
art,
Form: Heroic Couplet
Like Burnt-Out LogsLike burnt-out logs on ice-cold firedogs nudge,
emotions crumble at tentative touch.
In Iambic Pentameter: Stressed syllables are in bold....
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Categories:
emotions, simile,
Form: Heroic Couplet
The Queen of DayThe Queen of Day in cool array
Dances her gay dewdrop ballet
Her morning rays light up the skies
She lifts the Lord of Night’s disguise....
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Categories:
day, night, sun,
Form: Heroic Couplet
Upon This Wall - First DraftUpon this wall so tall, I simply scrawl:
before I came, no words showed here at all!...
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Categories:
words,
Form: Heroic Couplet
FiftyI've turned fifty just today.
I feel I came just yesterday.
So many years have already passed.
And life has been so very fast.
I have achieved so many things.
But have no clue what Time brings,
Although I see the...
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Categories:
age, anniversary, april, journey,
Form: Heroic Couplet
Kolbe RespondsMother: Oh Raymond, Raymond, what's to become of you? :(
Raymond: I'll stay pure & give my life; Our Lady says it's true.
Jesus: Father Maximilian Kolbe, if you love Me... feed my sheep! :O
Priest:...
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Categories:
brother, food, hero, holocaust,
Form: Heroic Couplet
Abebe BikilaBlisters from shoes, hampered his speed
Banters from foes, sauntered to bleed
Ran barefooted, marathon booted
Ethiopia on his feet, milestone in feat....
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Categories:
courage,
Form: Heroic Couplet
Make a NameIt takes too long to make a name
It goes so deep and seeks no fame
It can be changed at your request
If you intend and do your best
No one can change the name you make
No one...
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Categories:
age, allusion, analogy, birth,
Form: Heroic Couplet
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