Meaning & use
Enjambement
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The continuation of a sentence or clause across a line break in poetry without a pause or punctuation.
See it in a sentence
The poet used enjambement to create a sense of breathless urgency.
Notice how the enjambement pulls the reader straight into the next line.
A note on using this word
A variant spelling of "enjambment," borrowed directly from the French word for "straddling."
Words with a similar meaning
run-on line
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Words with an opposite meaning
end-stopping
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