enjambementnoun [ C or U ]
/ɪnˈdʒæmb.mənt//ɪnˈdʒæmb.mənt/specializedin poetry, the continuing of a sentence from one line of a poem into the start of the next line
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Literature
- alliteration
- antihero
- arch-villain
- baddy
- ballad
- bard
- dramatist
- epigram
- heroine
- iambic
- ingénue
- limerick
- lit
- pantomime
- prose poem
- prosody
- psalm
- quatrain
- revue
- stylistics
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Examples from literature
- Mistral is exceedingly skilful in the use of it, distributing pauses effectively, breaking the monotony of the repeated feminine verses with enjambements, and continuing the sense from one stanza to the next.