ENJAMBMENT

enjambment, enjambement

(noun) the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

enjambment (countable and uncountable, plural enjambments)

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

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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