Poetry would be worse without enjambment.
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Enjambment
//ɪnˈd͡ʒæm.mənt//
Synonyms for "enjambment" (1 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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Translations
15 translations across 13 languages.
Danish
1 entries- versbinding noun (a technique in poetry)
Faroese
1 entries- yvirstig noun (a technique in poetry)
Finnish
1 entries- säkeenylitys noun (a technique in poetry)
French
1 entries- enjambement noun (a technique in poetry)
German
1 entries- Zeilensprung noun (a technique in poetry)
Hungarian
2 entries- enjambement noun (a technique in poetry)
- áthajlás noun (a technique in poetry)
Italian
1 entries- inarcatura noun (a technique in poetry)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- enjambeman noun (a technique in poetry)
Polish
1 entries- przerzutnia noun (a technique in poetry)
Portuguese
2 entries- cavalgamento noun (a technique in poetry)
- enjambement noun (a technique in poetry)
Russian
1 entries- анжамбеман noun (a technique in poetry)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- opkoračenje noun (a technique in poetry)
Spanish
1 entries- encabalgamiento noun (a technique in poetry)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Enjambment gives poems a sense of flow.
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Enjambment can make poems sound more natural.
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Enjambment is when a sentence from one line of poetry spills over into the next line.
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