
Enjambment
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Thomas Sutherland
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By Thomas Sutherland
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The cat sat
on the mat.
The cat
sat on the mat.
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Open Ended
The cat sat
on the mat.
The cat
sat on the mat.
How do these two lines feel different when you read them?
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Enjambment: When a sentence or thought in a poem runs over from one line to the next without a pause or punctuation at the line break.
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"I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high"
"Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate."
A
B
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Effects:
Enjambment can create surprise, tension, or a sense of movement.
End-stopping feels complete or deliberate.
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Guided Practice: Analyzing Enjambment
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Open Ended
April is the cruellest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain.
Where do you see enjambment in the above quotation? How does it affect the poem’s flow or mood?”
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Open Ended
Batman, now I've doffed that off-the-shoulder
Sherwood-Forest-green and scarlet number
for a pair of jeans and crew-neck jumper;
now I'm taller, harder, stronger, older.
What’s one thing that enjambment does to Robin's voice in the quotation above?
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