Enjambments

/ɛnˈdʒæmbmənts/ noun

Definition

plural of enjambment; multiple instances of running meaning from one line of poetry to the next.

Etymology

Plural of enjambment (the more common English spelling), formed with -s. This represents the standard English version of the French-derived term.

Kelly Says

Shakespeare barely used enjambments, but modern poets like Ocean Vuong use them constantly—it's a marker of contemporary poetry's rebellious relationship with traditional form.

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