(COD 8) Prosody the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza. a continuation of a syntax(or sense) from one line(stanza) to the next
A line is enjambed when the line end is not coincident with the syntax and the thought runs over into the next line. Many enjambed lines do not have punctuation at the end, though punctuation does not alone determine whether a line is enjambed. A medial caesura often precedes enjambment as in Example 22.
the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause
The technique of not end-stopping poetic lines with the result that the thought carries over from one line to the next. Adj. enjambed. For an example of enjambed (or run-on) lines, consult Milton's sonnet On the Late Massacre in Piedmont, lines 5-14 (where he seems to be showing off his skill at writing non-end-stopped lines).
The continuation of the sense and therefore the grammatical construction beyond the end of a line of verse or the end of a couplet. Sidelight: This run-on device, contrasted with end-stopped, can be very effective in creating a sense of forward motion, fine-tuning the rhythm, and reinforcing the mood, as well as a variation to avoid monotony, but should not be used as a mere mannerism.(See also Open Couplet)
The running on of a setence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet or stanza.
The continuation of a complete idea (a sentence or clause) from one line or couplet of a poem to the next line or couplet without a pause. An example of enjambment can be found in the first line of Joyce Kilmer's poem Trees: "I think that I shall never see/A poem as lovely as a tree." Enjambment comes from the French word for "to straddle."
The continuation of the sense of one line to the next without any grammatical pause. Enjambment is also referred to as a run-on line. The opposite of enjambment is an end-stopped line. Example: his fingers leaned forcefully against the neck --Haki Madhubuti, "Sun House," Lines 1-2
In poetry, when one line ends without a pause and continues into the next line for its meaning. This is also called a run-on line. The transition between the first two lines of Wordsworth's poem "My Heart Leaps Up" demonstrates enjambment: My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky
the continuation of the sense and the grammatical structure of a line of on to the next line of verse. The opposite of end-stopped.
Enjambment (also spelled "enjambement") is the breaking of a syntactic unit (a phrase, clause, or sentence) by the end of a line or between two verses. Its opposite is end-stopping, where each linguistic unit corresponds with a single line. The term is directly borrowed from the French enjambement, meaning "straddling" or "bestriding".