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Canto
Division of a long poem / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Canto (disambiguation).
The canto (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkanto]) is a principal form of division in medieval and modern long poetry.[1]
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The canto (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkanto]) is a principal form of division in medieval and modern long poetry.[1]