Envoi
/ˈɛn.vɔɪ/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A short stanza at the end of a poem, used either to address a person or to comment on the preceding body of the poem.
"From the pulsing throb of the very opening, this was a detailed, incisive playing, culminating in an envoi glowing enough to provide the catharsis this programme so uncompromisingly demanded."
- 2 a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry wordnet
Example
More examples"From the pulsing throb of the very opening, this was a detailed, incisive playing, culminating in an envoi glowing enough to provide the catharsis this programme so uncompromisingly demanded."
Etymology
Borrowed from French envoi.