envoi
Poem's parting stanza
An envoi is a short concluding stanza in certain verse forms, particularly the ballade, that serves as a send-off or dedication.
It typically addresses the poem to a patron, prince, or the reader directly: The envoi began "Prince, hear my plea...".
The word comes from French for "sending." Also spelled envoy.
Poem with repeated refrain
- stanzaPoem's line grouping
- verseMetered poetic passage
- refrainAbstain from acting
- coupletTwo successive verse lines
meter · lyric · ode · villanelle · sestina · quatrain · octave · troubadour
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
- postscriptEnd-of-letter addition
- codaClosing musical passage
- epilogueConcluding literary section
- perorationConcluding part of discourse
sign-off · valediction · farewell · parting words · sendoff · finale · conclusion · denouement
Send with speed
- missiveFormal letter sent
- communiqueOfficial public announcement
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- emissaryAgent sent abroad
delegation · courier · correspondence · diplomatic note · message · memorandum · bulletin · announcement
ballade
Poem with repeated refrain
couplet · meter · lyric · ode · villanelle · sestina · quatrain · octave · troubadour · chanson
dedication
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
- postscriptEnd-of-letter addition
- codaClosing musical passage
- epilogueConcluding literary section
peroration · sign-off · valediction · farewell · parting words · sendoff · finale · conclusion · denouement · capstone
dispatch
Send with speed
- missiveFormal letter sent
- communiqueOfficial public announcement
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
emissary · delegation · courier · correspondence · diplomatic note · message · memorandum · bulletin · announcement · notification
envoiprologue
Introductory literary section
introduction · preface · preamble · exordium · proem
envoigreeting
Expression of welcome
welcome · hello · salutation · hail · commencement
- special envoyAppointed representative for specific mission
- peace envoyDiplomatic negotiator dispatched abroad
- diplomatic envoyOfficial foreign representative
- foreign envoysOfficial representatives from abroad