envoi

Noun

Meaning

a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

finis epilogue envoy coda windup peroration ambassadress swan song last hurrah strophe

Antonyms

prolog chapeau introduction preface foreword prelude
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Hypernyms

stanza

Anagrams

ovine

Examples

As 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

Close letter words and terms

envisioner envisioning envisionment envoke envokine envolume