Enjambment

Identify the enjambed line in the following poem: 'Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could:'

• And sorry I could not travel both

• And looked down one as far as I could

• Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

• And be one traveler, long I stood

Identify the enjambed line in the following poem: '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;'

• I wandered lonely as a cloud

• A host, of golden daffodils;

• That floats on high o'er vales and hills,

• When all at once I saw a crowd

Identify the enjambed line in the following poem: 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date:'

• Thou art more lovely and more temperate:

• And summer's lease hath all too short a date:

• Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?

• Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,

when a line of poetry does not end with punctuation mark and spills to the next line

• repetition

• stanza

• line break

• enjambment

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line.

• Enjambment

• Rhythm

• Simile

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is enjambment in poetry?

• The use of punctuation at the end of each line in poetry

• The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line

• The extension of a phrase or thought beyond the end of a line, without punctuation, into the next line

• The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Enjambment builds momentum in a poem by:

• Adding pauses at line breaks

• Allowing the poem to move seamlessly through line breaks

• Slowing down the pace of reading

• Removing punctuation marks

Enjambment brings a prose-like quality to poetry by:

• Adding pauses at line breaks

• Repeating words or phrases

• Allowing thoughts to overflow across lines

• Slowing down the pace of reading

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Enjambment is achieved by extending a phrase or thought:

• Within a single line

• Beyond the end of a line

• With punctuation marks

• Through repetition

Enjambment creates a free-flowing poem that emphasizes:

• Rhyme and meter

• Punctuation and pauses

• Unexpected beats

• Repetition and rhythm