cantos
E516701
Cantos are the major divisions or sections of a long narrative or epic poem, similar to chapters in a novel.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| canto | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary term
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poetic division ⓘ |
| analogousTo | chapter in a novel ⓘ |
| belongsToField |
literary studies
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poetics ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
line of verse
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stanza ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom |
Italian word "canto"
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Latin word "cantus" ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
major structural division of a poem
ⓘ
organizes long poems into sections ⓘ |
| hasLevelOfDivision | higher than stanza ⓘ |
| hasPluralForm | cantos ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin |
Italian
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Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMeaning | song ⓘ |
| partOf |
epic poem
ⓘ
long poem ⓘ narrative poem ⓘ |
| typicalContext | long narrative structure ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Dante Alighieri
NERFINISHED
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Edmund Spenser NERFINISHED ⓘ Ezra Pound NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Byron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
epic poetry
ⓘ
narrative poetry ⓘ |
| usedInWork |
Don Juan
NERFINISHED
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The Cantos NERFINISHED ⓘ The Divine Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Faerie Queene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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