Preposition: on

• stage: He does Princes rather well and is absolutely heroic on stage.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• do: He should never be called on to do anything remotely heroic.

Modifies a noun

• couplet: Romeo and Juliet are an example of a heroic couplet.

• deed: For this heroic deed, Grenfell received the Victoria Cross.

• self-sacrifice: The heroic self-sacrifice of 2nd Lt. Collin was a magnificent example to all.

• feat: Many stories are told of heroic feats of abstinence from athletes bent only on sporting glory.

• struggle: The former presents a heroic struggle, the latter relates the artist to society.

• warrior: Will you play an heroic warrior or stealthy thief, do you join a mages guild or the assassin guild?

Modifying Another Word

• truly: This, in itself, underlines Pery's status not just as romantic hero but also as a figure of truly heroic stature.

• absolutely: He does Princes rather well and is absolutely heroic on stage.

• almost: In a war that has no heroes, Bishop Charles Henry Brent was almost heroic in the dedication with which he fought against opium.

• often: His influence through the often heroic nature of his art has been immense.

• even: In Anton's opinion his actions were rational and even heroic.

• so: They're just so heroic, aren't they?

Used with adjective complement

• become: The character has to have gone through utter hell in order to become heroic.

• look: The animation is variable -- sometimes the heroes look suitably heroic, while at other times they look jerky and awkward.

• seem: In the eyes of the world they may not seem as heroic - but their fidelity and perseverance form their path to eternal life.

• feel: Many an armchair veteran hailed as a hero felt distinctly less heroic amid the din and stress of action.

• call: Called closed if the sentence ends on the second line; called heroic if they are in iambic pentameter.

• make: The character is never sanctified or made heroic, and the reconciliations he makes are with himself rather than with others.