enjambment
A technique in poetry whereby a sentence is carried over to the next line without pauseA technique in poetry whereby a sentence is carried over to the next line without pause.
» Poetry would be worse without enjambment.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A technique in poetry whereby a sentence is carried over to the next line without pause.
Zeilensprung, Verssprung, Enjambement
анжамбема́нanžambemán, перено́сperenós
перене́сенняperenésennja, енжамбема́нenžambemán
the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause
Examples
4 sentencesPoetry would be worse without enjambment.
Enjambment gives poems a sense of flow.
Enjambment can make poems sound more natural.
Enjambment is when a sentence from one line of poetry spills over into the next line.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French enjambement.Borrowed from French enjambement.
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Forms
plural: enjambmentsSynonyms
1 synonyms- the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause:enjambement
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable