enjambment

English
Examples
2 The tide is full, the moon lies fair
3 Upon the straits; - on the French coast the light
4 Gleams and is gone...
Lines 2 - 4, "Dover Beach" by Matthew Arnold (1851)

Etymology

Borrowed from French enjambement.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɪn.ˈd͡ʒæm.mənt/, /ɪn.ˈd͡ʒæmb.mənt/

Noun

enjambment (countable and uncountable, plural enjambments)

  1. A technique in poetry whereby a sentence is carried over to the next line without pause.

Translations

Further reading
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.