enjambed
ADJECTIVE
(of a line, couplet, or stanza of verse) ending
part-way through a sentence or clause which continues in the next.
Example sentences
‘In the last four lines, all of them enjambed, Ryan
begins to break against the units of grammatical and syntactical sense that
give the first nine lines their air of balanced authority and control.’
‘Another aural effect created by it in highly enjambed
poems is a counterpoint of the pauses expected at the end of lines with the
pauses that occur mid-line as they frame a completed thought or grammatical
unit.’
Origin
Late 19th century: from French enjamber ‘stride over’
+ -ed.
Pronunciation
enjambed/ɛnˈdʒam//ɪnˈdʒam/
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth, magic & romance.
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