Noun
a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry
Source: WordNetAs his envoi of 1808 Ingres sent Oedipus and the Sphinx and The Valpinçon Bather (both now in the Louvre ), hoping by these two paintings to demonstrate his mastery of the male and female nude. Source: Internet
Fry 2007 p. 234 However, the end-word order of the envoi is no longer strictly enforced. Source: Internet
“ ” The envoi to "Sestina"; the repeated words are emboldened and labelled. Source: Internet
In this variant the standard end-word pattern is repeated for twelve stanzas, ending with a three-line envoi, resulting in a poem of 75 lines. Source: Internet
Sidney uses the same envoi structure as Spenser. Source: Internet
The Mayglass man gave us the most emotional moment of last year’s meeting when he dedicated his win on Envoi Allen to his late brother William. Source: Internet