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The canto -LRB- -LSB- ˈkanto -RSB- -RRB- is a principal form of division in a long poem .. long poem. long poem. The word canto is derived from Italian word for `` song '' or singing ; which is derived from the Latin cantus , for `` a song '' , from the infinitive verb canere -- to sing .. Italian. Italian language. The use of the canto was described in the 1911 edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica as '' a convenient division when poetry was more usually sung by the minstrel to his own accompaniment than read '' .. Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica. minstrel. minstrel. There is no specific format , construction , or style for a canto and it is not limited to any one type of poetry .. Famous poems that employ the canto division are Luis de Camoes ' Os Lusiadas -LRB- 10 cantos -RRB- , Lord Byron 's Don Juan -LRB- 17 cantos , the last of which unfinished -RRB- , Valmiki 's Ramayana -LRB- 500 cantos -RRB- , Dante 's The Divine Comedy -LRB- 100 cantos -RRB- , and Ezra Pound 's The Cantos -LRB- 120 cantos -RRB- .. Luis de Camoes. Luis de Camoes. Os Lusiadas. Os Lusiadas. Lord Byron. Lord Byron. Don Juan. Don Juan ( Byron ). Valmiki. Valmiki. Ramayana. Ramayana. Dante. Dante Alighieri. The Divine Comedy. The Divine Comedy. Ezra Pound. Ezra Pound. The Cantos. The Cantos