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English
Examples
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- 2 The tide is full, the moon lies fair
- 3 Upon the straits; - on the French coast the light
- 4 Gleams and is gone...
- Lines 2 - 4, "Dover Beach" by Matthew Arnold (1851)
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Etymology
Borrowed from French enjambement.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪnˈd͡ʒæm.mənt/, /ɪnˈd͡ʒæmb.mənt/
Noun
enjambment (countable and uncountable, plural enjambments)
- A technique in poetry whereby a sentence is carried over to the next line without pause.
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