Canto example sentences

"Canto" Example Sentences

1. The epic poem has 40 cantos that tell the story.
2. Canto I begins with the hero setting out on his journey.
3. The first five cantos set up the conflict in the story.
4. Canto X is the turning point where everything changes.
5. Cantos XI through XV cover the hero's trials and tribulations.
6. The final five cantos bring about the climax and resolution.
7. The narrative is divided into 14 uneven cantos.
8. The scenes in Canto III are some of the most vivid.
9. The love story plays out over cantos VII through X.
10. Cantos XVIII and XIX are where the hero faces his greatest fears.
11. The siren song of the early cantos seduces the hero.
12. Canto XXVII opens in the depths of the hero's despair.
13. The hero's final triumph comes in the last three cantos.
14. The opening cantos introduce the main characters.
15. Cantos XX-XXII describe the hero's epic journey.
16. Canto VIII has some of the most powerful imagery.
17. The battles scenes are especially vivid in cantos XIII-XV.
18. The chorus provides commentary between each canto.
19. Canto XXX marks the hero's darkest hour.
20. The final canto brings the poem to a close.

Common Phases

• Canto I
• Canto II
• Canto III
• Canto IV
• Canto V
• Canto VI
• Canto VII
• Canto VIII
• Canto IX
• Canto X
• In Canto I
• In Canto II
• In Canto III
• In Canto IV
• In Canto V
• In Canto VI
• From Canto I
• From Canto II
• From Canto III
• From Canto IV
• Cantos I through III
• Cantos I-III
• Cantos I-X
• Cantos XI-XX
• The (number) canto
• The first/second/last canto
• The opening/closing canto
These phrases reference the way epic poems and other long narratives are divided into named sections, with each section referred to as a canto.