noun
- plural of enjambement; instances where a sentence or phrase runs over from one line of verse into the next without a terminal punctuation mark
Usage: literary term; prosody
Examples
- The poet used several enjambements to create a flowing, continuous rhythm.
- Shakespeare’s sonnets contain many famous enjambements that enhance their musicality.
- The teacher explained how enjambements differ from end-stopped lines in poetry.
- Modern free verse often employs enjambements to break traditional metrical patterns.
- The enjambements in this stanza create suspense by delaying the completion of thoughts.
- Students struggled to identify the enjambements in the complex verse structure.