noun
- a section or division of a poem or literary work
Usage: literary
Examples
- The epic poem was divided into twelve passus.
- Each passus of the medieval work contained a different allegorical episode.
- The scholar analyzed the third passus for its symbolic meaning.
- Piers Plowman consists of multiple passus that tell the story progressively.
- The manuscript showed clear breaks between each passus.
- Students were assigned to read the first passus for homework.