heroic verse

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. One of several verse forms traditionally used in epic and dramatic poetry, especially:
2. n. The dactylic hexameter in Greek and Latin.
3. n. The iambic pentameter in English.
4. n. The alexandrine in French. Also called heroic meter.

Wiktionary

1. n. any of several forms of verse used in epic or dramatic poetry

GNU Webster's 1913

1. adj. (Pros.) the verse of heroic or epic poetry, being in English, German, and Italian the iambic of ten syllables; in French the iambic of twelve syllables; and in classic poetry the hexameter.
2. n. See under Heroic.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter