On this page you'll find 9 example sentences with Envoi. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as envoy or stanza and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Envoi in a sentence
Envoi meaning
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.
Using Envoi
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: envoy, stanza.
- In the example corpus, envoi often appears in combinations such as: envoi allen, love envoi.
Context around Envoi
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Envoi
- In this selection, "envoi" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, love, beating, line, allen, travelled and resulting stand out and add context to how "envoi" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as his envoi of 1808 and of the envoi is no. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "envoi" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with envoi
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Sidney uses the same envoi structure as Spenser. (8 words)
Fry 2007 p. 234 However, the end-word order of the envoi is no longer strictly enforced. (17 words)
Gordon Elliott’s runner began his campaign by winning the Champion Chase at Down Royal, beating Envoi Allen. (18 words)
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. (35 words)
Harry Fry’s sole entry on day one, Love Envoi, travelled nicely in the Mares’ Hurdle but was overhauled and eventually finished fifth after favourite Lossiemouth stormed home to win. (30 words)
Third last year to Envoi Allen and Shishkin, he failed to stay last time when upped in trip in the Denman, where he looked to handle the heavy ground well. (30 words)
Example sentences (9)
After today’s length and a half success over Love Envoi, she heads off to the paddocks as the winner of 17 of her 19 races.
Gordon Elliott’s runner began his campaign by winning the Champion Chase at Down Royal, beating Envoi Allen.
Harry Fry’s sole entry on day one, Love Envoi, travelled nicely in the Mares’ Hurdle but was overhauled and eventually finished fifth after favourite Lossiemouth stormed home to win.
Third last year to Envoi Allen and Shishkin, he failed to stay last time when upped in trip in the Denman, where he looked to handle the heavy ground well.
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.
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.
Fry 2007 p. 234 However, the end-word order of the envoi is no longer strictly enforced.
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.
Sidney uses the same envoi structure as Spenser.
Common combinations with envoi
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: