Poetry Can you show me an example of an effective use of enjambment?
Anonymous
You can usually spot the lack of punctuation at the end of the line that flows into the next line: This from Dylan Thomas Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men know at their end dark is right, Because their words forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into that good night.
L. E. Gant: https
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/learn/glossary-terms/enjambment But you also need to know about caesurae (breaks in flow)
Lapiz Dominoes: Original Example(modern slang/ parlance)
Original Example(modern slang/ parlance): " I would sharp warn, or entreat you, in some life and death struggle not to be a muggle and under - estimate the reach of your frenemies "
alex
Shakespeare uses enjambment in many of his plays, and it's a good person to source in the context of an English class
Ludwig
If someone is threatening you, you might enjamb your thumb in his eye.