What is Enjambment in literature?
Enjambment is a literary term used to describe a line of poetry that continues without a pause or break onto the next line. In other words, it is the continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next, without any punctuation or pause at the end of the first line.
Enjambment is often used in poetry to create a sense of continuity and flow, and to emphasize the connections between ideas or images. It can also be used to create tension or ambiguity, as the reader may not know exactly where the sentence or phrase will end until they reach the next line.
Here’s an example of enjambment in a poem by William Wordsworth:
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o’er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
In this poem, the first line continues onto the second line without a pause or break, creating a sense of fluidity and motion. This technique is commonly used in free verse poetry, where the lack of a strict rhyme scheme or meter allows for more flexibility in line breaks and structure.
