Hello Poetry Lovers!
I wanted to throw in a short work that uses enjambment (word of the day!)
Enjambment is a term used when a sentence continues onto the next line without any punctuation. Think of it like a run on sentence that flows from one line to another.
The reason why this is so powerful is because it helps create movement and flow in your poetry. Where a line breaks into a new line is completely up to the poet, which allows for fun experimentation to get the feel of the words just right! You can also have a poem that uses a mix of enjambment and punctuation. For example, note that all my lines in Salt Kiss employ enjambment except for line two as shown below. Here I opted to end my sentence is a period.
“throw me into the sea.”
Part of the reason why poetry is so expressive is because you are not bound by the same grammatical rules as you are in most every day life. When you create your poems, try mixing up your line structure and punctuation. It’s fun to see how you can change the feel of the poem just by doing a few tweaks in the appearance!
Have you created any poems that use enjambment? Let me know! I’d love to read them. <3 Contact me by filling out this contact form in the link below.
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