enjambment
noun
the running on of the thought from one line, couplet, or stanza to the next without a syntactical break.
enjambments
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pluralof enjambment.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She treats the silences between sentences like enjambments; she uses them to bait us.
From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2013
