enjambment

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations

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From French enjambement.

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• IPA: /ɪnˈʤæmbmənt/

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enjambment (plural enjambments)

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

   An instance of this:

   "The tide is full, the moon lies fair

   Upon the straits; - on the French coast the light

   Gleams and is gone..."

   Lines 2 - 4, "Dover Beach" by Matthew Arnold (1851)

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