Question

select the correct answer. what is the effect of enjambment in this excerpt from \porphyrias lover\ by robert browning? that moment she was mine, mine, fair, perfectly pure and good: i found a thing to do, and all her hair in one long yellow string i wound three times her little throat around, and strangled her. no pain felt she; a. it creates a sorrowful mood. b. it conveys pain. c. it enhances the shocking effect. d. it introduces a pause.

Explanation:

Enjambment is the continuation of a sentence or thought from one line of poetry to the next without a pause. In this excerpt, the enjambment builds tension and leads to the sudden, shocking revelation of the murder. It doesn't create a sorrowful mood or convey pain in the traditional sense, and it doesn't introduce a pause in the way a caesura would. Instead, it enhances the shock when the violent act is revealed.

Answer:

C. It enhances the shocking effect.