Enjambement (Noun)
Meaning
The continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The poet's use of enjambment added a sense of urgency and breathlessness to the poem.
- Enjambment is a key feature of many modernist and free verse poems.
- The long sentence stretched over several lines of verse, creating a dramatic example of enjambment.
- The enjambment between the two lines created a sense of flow and continuity that mirrored the poem's theme of constant change.
- The poet's experimentation with enjambment added a new level of complexity and depth to her poetry.