Enjambment

GPTKB entity

Statements (14)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Poetic device
gptkbp:commonIn gptkb:Blank_verse
Modern poetry
gptkbp:contrastsWith End-stopped line
gptkbp:defines Continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza
gptkbp:effect Creates a sense of movement
Encourages the reader to continue to the next line
gptkbp:example William Wordsworth's poetry
T.S. Eliot's poetry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Enjambment
gptkbp:origin French word 'enjamber' meaning 'to stride over'
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:poetry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Prosody
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6