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Canto

Verb / ˈkæntəʊ / Another word for canto — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

a principal division of a long poem

Synonyms & similar words

chapter section part verse stanza segment portion fragment passage division episode piece bit cut prose song lyric poem ballad ode

Example sentences

  1. The canto was full of adventure and excitement.
  2. The poet wrote a beautiful canto about nature.
  3. Each canto tells a different part of the story.
  4. The fifth canto is my favorite.
  5. The poem has ten cantos.

Quotes

  • 'In the middle of the journey of our life, I came to myself, in a dark wood, where the direct way was lost. It is a hard thing to speak of, how wild, harsh and impenetrable that wood was, so that thinking of it recreates the fear. It is scarcely less bitter than death: but, in order to tell of the good that I found there, I must tell of the other things I saw there.' - Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy, Canto I.
  • 'The canto is the basic unit of long narrative poetry.' - Harold Bloom
  • 'I have a rendezvous with Death At some disputed barricade...' - Alan Seeger, Rendezvous with Death, Canto I

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