Question

question 5 of 10
which is the best definition of enjambment?

a. lines of poetry that end without punctuation

b. lines of poetry that end on a comma but not a period

c. lines of poetry that end with quotation marks

d. lines of poetry that coincide with the ends of sentences

Explanation:

Enjambment is a poetic device where a line of poetry flows into the next line without a terminal punctuation mark, continuing the grammatical thought across line breaks. Options B, C, and D do not match this definition: B describes lines with a comma (a form of end-stopping), C refers to dialogue formatting, and D defines end-stopped lines.

Answer:

A. Lines of poetry that end without punctuation